Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tendu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: ten-du
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.

noun

Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

Example Sentences

"[…]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die."
"More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection."

Etymology

From French tendu (“stretched”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: तिन्दुक

Inflected Forms

tendus (plural)

Synonyms

Coromandel ebony East Indian ebony kendu temburini tuniki

Questions

What does tendu mean?: A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
Where does tendu come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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