هندو
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), demonym derived from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hinduš, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “the Indus River”) or Proto-Iranian *sindʰu.
Pronunciation
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- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hindū |
| Dari reading? | hindū |
| Iranian reading? | hendu |
| Tajik reading? | hindu |
Noun
هندو • (hendu) (plural هندوها (hendu-hâ))
- Hindu (practitioner of India's indigenous religion)
- c. 1180, Kaqani Shervani, Divan:
- تیغ تو داند که چیست رمز و اشارات دین / طرفه بود هندویی وز عربی ترجمان
- tiğ-e to dânad ke čist ramz-o ešârât-e din / torfe bovad hendu-yi v-az 'arabi tarjomân
- your sword knows about the secrets and allusions of the faith / it is a remarkable phenomenon, being a Hindu and a translator from Arabic
- (dated) Indian, inhabitant of the Indian subcontinent
- infidel[1]
- thief, robber, slave, hijacker[2]
Descendants
- → English: Hindu
Adjective
هندو • (hendu)
- Hindu, relating to Hinduism
- (dated) Indian, relating to India
- c. 1380, Hafez, “Shirazi Turk”, in Divan:
- به خال هندویش بخشم سمرقند و بخارا را
- be xâl-e hendu-yaš baxšam samarqand o boxârâ-râ
- for their Indian mole (beauty spot) I will give Samarkand and Bukhara