Indië
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Indiën (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌdi.ə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: In‧di‧e
Proper noun
Indië n
- (historical) the Indies
- the West Indies
- the East Indies
- (dated) India (region, subcontinent)
- Synonym: India
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Indië
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