विन्दु mfn. (
-न्दुः-न्दुः-न्दु)
1. Intelligent, knowing.
2. Liberal, munificent. m. (
-न्दुः)
1. A drop of water or any liquid.
2. A spot, a dot, a mark.
3. The bite or mark of a tooth.
4. The part of the forehead between the eye-brows.
5. A mark or spot of coloured paint on an elephant's face or trunk.
6. The dot over a letter representing the nasal termination.
7. A secondary but connecting incident in a drama.
E. विद to know, to be, to be a part of, Unādi aff.
उ, and the nasal augment.