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Indian

(Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).

Related words

hindiyanî

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