adjective/inˈdu/
Hindu, Hindustani; Indian (of or relating to India or its people)
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”).
noun, masculine/feminine/inˈdu/plural: hindúes
Hindu, Hindustani; Indian (native or inhabitant of India)
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”).