bugdi
/ˈbʊɡdi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To keep off spirits heads of rice called bugdi were worn and are the origin of the present ear ornaments of that name."
- "Among the more distinctive ornaments of the Marāthā country may be mentioned the ketak or flat circular ornament of gold worn on the crown of the head, the bugdi or pendant worn in the upper part of the ear, the jawā chi garsulī or necklace of gold beads like grains of barley, the jowā or large thick silver ring for the toe and the virudi or balled ring for the fourth toe."
- "Gold ornaments that are worn in the three holes made in the ear lobe include ghantti-sorpolli, bugdi, karabam, pakhe, veddi, balio, penedi, gumlio, kalafuram, pilio and buttus; those worn in the central lobe are called gume."