Etymology

tendu

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Today it means: A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor. Full definition →

French tendu
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tendu · noun1

  1. French · derived fromtendu“stretched”
  2. English todaytendu

From French tendu (“stretched”).

tendu · noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromतिन्दुक
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromतेंदू
  3. English todaytendu

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

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