hindú

See also: hindu and Hindu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [inˈdu]

Adjective

hindú m or f (masculine and feminine plural hindús)

1. Hindu

Noun

hindú m or f by sense (plural hindús)

1. Hindu
2. (dated) native or inhabitant of Hindustan

Derived terms

• hinduisme

Further reading

• “hindú” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “hindú”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “hindú” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “hindú” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندو (hindu, “Indian”), from هند (hind, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, the Indus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈdu/ [ĩn̪ˈd̪u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: hin‧dú

Adjective

hindú m or f (masculine and feminine plural hindús or hindúes)

1. Hindu, Hindustani
2. Indian (of or relating to India or its people)

Noun

hindú m or f by sense (plural hindús or hindúes)

1. Hindu, Hindustani
2. Indian (person from India)

   Synonym: indio

Derived terms

• hinduismo m
• hinduista m

 

Further reading

• “hindú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014