pindot

English

Etymology

pin + dot

Noun

pindot (plural pindots)

  1. A microscopically small dot, comparable to a pinprick.
    • 2006, Mary Ellen Hopkins, The It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book, page 1:
      Pindots and polkadots are not the same thing. Pindots are so small, you can't measure their diameter. Pindots, or microdots, have become a mainstay in the last few years.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pizət (squeeze between thumb and finger). Doublet of pirot.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pinˈdot/ [pɪnˈdot]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Syllabification: pin‧dot

Noun

pindót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. press or pinch using the finger
  2. (graphical user interface) click (press of a button)

Derived terms

  • pindutin
  • pinindot
  • pumindot

Further reading

  • pindot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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