बिन्दु

Etymology
, of uncertain further origin. Per Turner, it is likely a borrowing related to, , , ,  and.

Noun
(once )


 * 1) a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot
 * 2) (with ) a pearl
 * 3) a drop of water taken as a measure
 * 4) a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant
 * 5)  (at the end of a compound also ) the dot over a letter representing the anusvara (supposed to be connected with  and of great mystical importance)
 * 6) a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased = "stet")
 * 7) a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing
 * 8) a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress
 * 9) a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows
 * 10) (in dramatic language) the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot)
 * 11) name of a man g.
 * 12) name of an  (author of RV. 8.83 and 9.30)
 * 13) name of the author of a
 * 14)  name of a warrior tribe g.