Alternative Names of Bindi
A bindi can be called:
- Teep (literally meaning "a pressing") in Bengali
- Tikuli (literally meaning "a small tika") in Madhyadeshi areas
- Chandlo in Gujarati meaning moon shape
- Tilak in Hindi
- Kunkuma or Bottu or Tilaka in Kannada
- Tilo in Konkani
- Kunkoo or Tikli in Marathi
- Bindi in Punjabi meaning long red mark
- Pottu in Malayalam and Tamil
- Bottu or Tilakam in Telugu
- Gopi dots are the small dots over the eyebrows used in marriage or festivals.
- Nande is a term erroneously used to describe a bindi in Malaysia. It may contain pejorative connotations although not in most cases.
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