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index finger

index finger noun: the forefinger.

index finger: the forefinger
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Noun

index finger (plural index fingers)

  1. The forefinger.

index finger meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Kannada

index finger in Tamil

index finger; forefinger
சுட்டாமுட்டி cuṭṭāmuṭṭi
index finger, forefinger
சுட்டுவிரல் cuṭṭuviral, ஆள்காட்டி விரல் āḷkāṭṭi viral

index finger in Urdu

شہادت کی انگلی

index finger in Telugu

the index finger or forefinger
తర్జని tarjani

index finger in Kannada

ತೋರುಬೆರಳು, ತರ್ಜನಿ, ಸುಟ್ಟುಂಬೆ, ಸುಟ್ಟುಂಬೆರಲ್, ಸುಟ್ಟುಂಬೆಬೆರಲು, ಸುಟ್ಟುಬೆರಳು

Synonyms of index finger

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All synonyms of index finger

Forms of index finger

pluralindex fingers

Origin of index finger

From index (“pointing, of the same origin as indicate”) + finger.

Questions about index finger

What does index finger mean?
Index finger means the forefinger.
What is index finger in Tamil?
Index finger in Tamil is சுட்டாமுட்டி (cuṭṭāmuṭṭi), சுட்டுவிரல் (cuṭṭuviral), ஆள்காட்டி விரல் (āḷkāṭṭi viral). See Index finger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is index finger?
Index finger is a noun.
What is the plural of index finger?
The plural of index finger is index fingers.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: index finger (page history and authors); ஆள்காட்டி விரல் (Tamil) (page history and authors); index finger (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తర్జని (Telugu) (page history and authors); index finger (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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