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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hindūš/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”) or from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “a river, stream”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
הודו / הֹדּוּ • (hódu) f
- (chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) India (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)
- India (a country in South Asia)
Etymology 2
From the above; ellipsis of תרנגול הודו/תַּרְנְגוֹל הֹדּוּ (tarn'gól hódu, literally “India fowl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
הודו / הֹדּוּ • (hódu) m
- a turkey (a bird of either of the species Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris ocellata)
- turkey (the meat of such a bird)
2015, Ariana Harwicz, translated by Michal Shalev, תמות, אהובי [Die, My Love], Zikit Publishing House, translation of Matate, amor (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 15:
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
הוֹדוּ • (hodú)
- Masculine plural imperative of הוֹדָה (hodá)