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English word origin

Etymology of tendu

From French tendu (“stretched”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French tendu (“stretched”).

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  • Unspecified derivation mentiontendufr
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka).

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