hindu

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See also: Hindu and hindú

Estonian

Noun

hindu

  1. partitive plural of hind

Finnish

Etymology

From Persian هندو (hendu).

Pronunciation

Noun

hindu

  1. Hindu (person)

Declension

Inflection of hindu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative hindu hindut
genitive hindun hindujen
partitive hindua hinduja
illative hinduun hinduihin
singular plural
nominative hindu hindut
accusative nom. hindu hindut
gen. hindun
genitive hindun hindujen
partitive hindua hinduja
inessive hindussa hinduissa
elative hindusta hinduista
illative hinduun hinduihin
adessive hindulla hinduilla
ablative hindulta hinduilta
allative hindulle hinduille
essive hinduna hinduina
translative hinduksi hinduiksi
abessive hindutta hinduitta
instructive hinduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hindu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hinduni hinduni
accusative nom. hinduni hinduni
gen. hinduni
genitive hinduni hindujeni
partitive hinduani hindujani
inessive hindussani hinduissani
elative hindustani hinduistani
illative hinduuni hinduihini
adessive hindullani hinduillani
ablative hindultani hinduiltani
allative hindulleni hinduilleni
essive hindunani hinduinani
translative hindukseni hinduikseni
abessive hinduttani hinduittani
instructive
comitative hinduineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hindusi hindusi
accusative nom. hindusi hindusi
gen. hindusi
genitive hindusi hindujesi
partitive hinduasi hindujasi
inessive hindussasi hinduissasi
elative hindustasi hinduistasi
illative hinduusi hinduihisi
adessive hindullasi hinduillasi
ablative hindultasi hinduiltasi
allative hindullesi hinduillesi
essive hindunasi hinduinasi
translative hinduksesi hinduiksesi
abessive hinduttasi hinduittasi
instructive
comitative hinduinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hindumme hindumme
accusative nom. hindumme hindumme
gen. hindumme
genitive hindumme hindujemme
partitive hinduamme hindujamme
inessive hindussamme hinduissamme
elative hindustamme hinduistamme
illative hinduumme hinduihimme
adessive hindullamme hinduillamme
ablative hindultamme hinduiltamme
allative hindullemme hinduillemme
essive hindunamme hinduinamme
translative hinduksemme hinduiksemme
abessive hinduttamme hinduittamme
instructive
comitative hinduinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hindunne hindunne
accusative nom. hindunne hindunne
gen. hindunne
genitive hindunne hindujenne
partitive hinduanne hindujanne
inessive hindussanne hinduissanne
elative hindustanne hinduistanne
illative hinduunne hinduihinne
adessive hindullanne hinduillanne
ablative hindultanne hinduiltanne
allative hindullenne hinduillenne
essive hindunanne hinduinanne
translative hinduksenne hinduiksenne
abessive hinduttanne hinduittanne
instructive
comitative hinduinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hindunsa hindunsa
accusative nom. hindunsa hindunsa
gen. hindunsa
genitive hindunsa hindujensa
partitive hinduaan
hinduansa
hindujaan
hindujansa
inessive hindussaan
hindussansa
hinduissaan
hinduissansa
elative hindustaan
hindustansa
hinduistaan
hinduistansa
illative hinduunsa hinduihinsa
adessive hindullaan
hindullansa
hinduillaan
hinduillansa
ablative hindultaan
hindultansa
hinduiltaan
hinduiltansa
allative hindulleen
hindullensa
hinduilleen
hinduillensa
essive hindunaan
hindunansa
hinduinaan
hinduinansa
translative hindukseen
hinduksensa
hinduikseen
hinduiksensa
abessive hinduttaan
hinduttansa
hinduittaan
hinduittansa
instructive
comitative hinduineen
hinduinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Maguindanao andaw.

Pronoun

hindu

  1. where

Hungarian

Etymology

From Persian هندو (hendu, Indian, Hindu), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, Indian), from hnd (Hind, India) + -wk' (-ūg), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hindu-, India), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, river, stream; Indus), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (river).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hindu (comparative hindubb, superlative leghindubb)

  1. Hindu (of or relating to Hinduism)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative hindu hinduk
accusative hindut hindukat
dative hindunak hinduknak
instrumental hinduval hindukkal
causal-final hinduért hindukért
translative hinduvá hindukká
terminative hinduig hindukig
essive-formal hinduként hindukként
essive-modal
inessive hinduban hindukban
superessive hindun hindukon
adessive hindunál hinduknál
illative hinduba hindukba
sublative hindura hindukra
allative hinduhoz hindukhoz
elative hinduból hindukból
delative hinduról hindukról
ablative hindutól hinduktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
hindué hinduké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
hinduéi hindukéi

Noun

hindu (plural hinduk)

  1. Hindu (adherent of Hinduism)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative hindu hinduk
accusative hindut hindukat
dative hindunak hinduknak
instrumental hinduval hindukkal
causal-final hinduért hindukért
translative hinduvá hindukká
terminative hinduig hindukig
essive-formal hinduként hindukként
essive-modal
inessive hinduban hindukban
superessive hindun hindukon
adessive hindunál hinduknál
illative hinduba hindukba
sublative hindura hindukra
allative hinduhoz hindukhoz
elative hinduból hindukból
delative hinduról hindukról
ablative hindutól hinduktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
hindué hinduké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
hinduéi hindukéi
Possessive forms of hindu
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. hindum hindujaim
2nd person sing. hindud hindujaid
3rd person sing. hinduja hindujai
1st person plural hindunk hindujaink
2nd person plural hindutok hindujaitok
3rd person plural hindujuk hindujaik

Further reading

  • hindu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hinta, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *śímta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʲindu/
  • Hyphenation: hin‧du
  • Rhymes: -indu

Noun

hindu

  1. price

Declension

Declension of hindu (Type 3/jalgu, nd-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative hindu hinnat
genitive hinnan hinnoin
partitive hindua hindoi
illative hindah hindoih
inessive hinnas hinnois
elative hinnaspäi hinnoispäi
allative hinnale hinnoile
adessive hinnal hinnoil
ablative hinnalpäi hinnoilpäi
translative hinnakse hinnoikse
essive hinnannu hinnoinnu
abessive hinnattah hinnoittah
comitative hinnanke hinnoinke
instructive hinnoin
prolative hinnači

References

  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 58
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “hinta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Persian هندو (hendu, Indian, Hindu), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, Indian), from hnd (Hind, India) + -wk' (-ūg), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hindu-, India), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, river, stream; Indus), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (river).

Pronunciation

Noun

hindu m (definite singular hinduen, indefinite plural hinduer, definite plural hinduene)

  1. a Hindu

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Persian هندو (hendu, Indian, Hindu), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, Indian), from hnd (Hind, India) + -wk' (-ūg), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hindu-, India), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, river, stream; Indus), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (river).

Pronunciation

Noun

hindu m (definite singular hinduen, indefinite plural hinduar, definite plural hinduane)

  1. a Hindu

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Persian هندو (hendu, Indian, Hindu), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, Indian), from hnd (Hind, India), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hindu-, India), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, river, stream; Indus), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (river).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: hin‧du

Adjective

hindu m or f (plural hindus)

  1. Hindu

Swedish

Noun

hindu c

  1. Hindu (adherent of Hinduism)

Declension

Declension of hindu 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hindu hindun hinduer hinduerna
Genitive hindus hinduns hinduers hinduernas

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