hindu

Meaning

Hindu

Concepts

Indian

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Hindu

Hindustani

Hindoo

Synonyms

indiano

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indiana

Indian Motorcycle Company

Translations

indio

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hindú

indi

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indien

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Indiër

indiano

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indisch

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Indienne

hindú

índia

Indien

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Indisch

Inder

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ĩˈdu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian: هندو

In summary

From Persian هندو (hendu, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (“river”).