ইন্দিয়া

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Middle Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ইন্দিয়া (indiẏa)

  1. India (Indian subcontinent) [17th c.]
    Synonym: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)

Further reading

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  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 944.