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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bindu
"वाक्य के अंत में एक बिंदु लगाएं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dot, period, or small spot marking a surface.
"Coloque um ponto no final da frase." - 2
A specific location, position, or time in a sequence.
"Nos encontramos no ponto de ônibus."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin punctum meaning 'a puncture, spot, or point', entering Old Portuguese as ponto. Over time, the term evolved from physical marks and punctuation to abstract points in time, space, and employment context.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ponto" is said worldwide
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point
Transliteration: /pwɛ̃/
"Mettez un point à la fin de la phrase."
Punkt
Transliteration: /pʊŋkt/
"Setzen Sie einen Punkt am Ende des Satzes."
punto
Transliteration: /ˈpun.to/
"Metti un punto alla fine della frase."
punto
Transliteration: /ˈpun.to/
"Pon un punto al final de la oración."
ponto
Transliteration: /ˈpõ.tu/
"O ônibus parou no ponto."
बिंदु
Transliteration: bindu
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वाक्य के अंत में एक बिंदु लगाएं।"
点
Transliteration: diǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"在句子末尾加上一个点。"
점
Transliteration: jeom
Script: 한국어 한글
"문장 끝에 점을 찍으세요."
点
Transliteration: ten
Script: 日本語
"文の最後に点を打ちなさい。"
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