index finger
index finger noun: the forefinger.

Noun
index finger (plural index fingers)
- The forefinger.
- Synonyms:
- arrow-finger, demonstrator, first finger, forefinger, index, lickpot, pointer, pointer finger, pointling, showing finger
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
- arrow-finger
- demonstrator
- first finger
- forefinger
- index
- lickpot
- pointer
- pointer finger
- pointling
- showing finger
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Forms of index finger
| plural | index fingers |
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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.
Words near index finger in the dictionary
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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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