hndwk'

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Middle Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐎹 (hinduya), gentilic of Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hinduš), itself from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “the Indus River”) or Proto-Iranian *sindʰu. Also see hnd (hind).

Noun[edit]

hndwk' • (Hindūg)

  1. an Indian

Derived terms[edit]

  • hndwk'ʾn (Hindūgān, “India, Hindustan”)

Descendants[edit]

  • Persian: هندو (hendu, “Hindu, Indian”)

References[edit]

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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