बिंदू

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बिन्दु (bindu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bin.d̪u/, [bin.d̪uː]

Noun

बिंदू • (bindū) m

1. drop

   Synonym: थेंब (themba)

   दवबिंदू

   davabindū

   dew (water droplets in morning)

2. dot

   Synonyms: टिंब (ṭimba), टिकली (ṭiklī)

3. (geometry) point

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “बिंदू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “बिंदू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).