hindú.
Hindu, Hindustani
Meaning & usage
Hindu, Hindustani
Indian (of or relating to India or its people)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /Hiⁿduš/) Old Persian -𐎹 (-y /yaʰ/) Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐎹 (Hiⁿduyaʰ) Middle Persian hndwk' (/hindūg/) Classical Persian هندو (hindu)bor. Spanish hindú Borrowed from Classical Persian هندو (hindu, “Indian”), from هند (hind, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, the Indus”).
Hindu, Hindustani
Indian (native or inhabitant of India)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /Hiⁿduš/) Old Persian -𐎹 (-y /yaʰ/) Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐎹 (Hiⁿduyaʰ) Middle Persian hndwk' (/hindūg/) Classical Persian هندو (hindu)bor. Spanish hindú Borrowed from Classical Persian هندو (hindu, “Indian”), from هند (hind, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, the Indus”).
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