Hindu Kush

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See also: Hindukush, and Hindu-Kush

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Etymology

Ultimately derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُوکُش (hindūkuš), the etymology of which is uncertain.

  • According to Ibn Battuta and popular etymology, it is interpreted as a compound of هِنْدُو (hindū) + کُش (kuš), which would mean "Hindu-slayer".
  • Some interpret it to be a corruption of هِنْدُو (hindū) + کوه (kōh), which would mean “Mountains of the Indus / of India”, related to the term Hindkowan used to describe people living near the region who speak Hindko.

Attested in English from the 18th century.

Proper noun

Hindu Kush

  1. A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Proper noun

Hindu Kush m

  1. Hindu Kush (a mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
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