हिंद

See also: हिंदू, हद, हृद्, हृदा, and हिंदी

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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪnd̪/, [ɦɪ̃n̪d̪]

Proper noun

हिंद • (hind) m

1. (dated) India; the Indian subcontinent

   (deprecated template usage) जय हिंद! ― jay hind! ― Hail India!

   Synonyms: हिंदुस्तान (hindustān), भारत (bhārat)

Alternative forms

• हिन्द (hind)