pindot
English
Etymology
Noun
pindot (plural pindots)
- 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
Alternative forms
- pinrot — dialectal, Rizal, informal
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pizət (“squeeze between thumb and finger”). Doublet of pirot.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pinˈdot/ [pɪn̪ˈd̪ot̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: pin‧dot
Noun
pindót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜆ᜔)
- press or pinch using the finger
- (graphical user interface) click (press of a button)
Derived terms
- pindutin
- pinindot
- pumindot
Further reading
- “pindot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018