индеец

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Russian

индеец

Etymology

From English Indian. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies.

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Noun

инде́ец (indéjecm anim (genitive инде́йца, nominative plural инде́йцы, genitive plural инде́йцев, feminine индиа́нка)

  1. Indian, Native American

Declension

Descendants

  • Uzbek: indeys

See also

References

  1. ^ Indian”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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Other scripts
Cyrillic индеец
Zamanälif
Jaꞑalif indejs
Yaña imlâ

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian индеец (indejec), from English Indian.

Noun

индеец (indeyets)

  1. Indian, Native American
    • 1939, Dƶems Şul'ts, translated by K. Basьjrof, Indejs malajь Sinopa, Qazan: Tatgosizdat, translation of Sinopah, the Indian Boy by James Willard Schultz, page 6:
      Tɵnnə, vigvamdaƣь ut syngəc, indejslər, jomşaq, çьlь tirelərgə tɵrenep, tatlь joqьƣa kitə torƣan ʙulƣannar.
      Tönnä, wigwamdağı ut süngäç, indeyetslar, yomşaq, cılı tirelärgä törenep, tatlı yoqığa kitä torgan bulgannar.

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