pindot

English

Etymology

From 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

• pindotted

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)

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