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Indus.

The Indus River.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈɪn.dʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈin.dus]

  1. The Indus River.

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós)bor. Latin Indus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós).

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