انڈیا
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Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English India. Doublet of ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪn.ɖɪ.jɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Proper noun[edit]
اِنْڈِیا • (inḍiyā) m (Hindi spelling इंडिया)
- (informal) Synonym of ہندوستان (hindūstān)
- Synonyms: بھارَت (bhārat), ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya), اِنْڈوسْتان (inḍostān)
Usage notes[edit]
The terms انڈیا (inḍiyā) and بھارت (bhārat) are not official Urdu names for the country India, hence won't be found in dictionaries, except perhaps for the latter which is prevalent in India.