हिंद
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian هند (hend), from Middle Persian hnd (hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (“river”) or from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “a river, stream”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
हिंद • (hind) m
- (dated) India; the Indian subcontinent
- (deprecated template usage) जय हिंद! ― jay hind! ― Hail India!
- Synonyms: हिंदुस्तान (hindustān), भारत (bhārat)
Alternative forms
- हिन्द (hind)
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