Indic

See also: indic

English

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἰνδικός (indikós), from Ἰνδία (Indía).

Proper noun

Indic

1. (linguistics) A branch of the Indo-European family of languages comprising Sanskrit and its modern descendants such as Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.

Synonyms

• Indo-Aryan

Translations

the Indic language group — see Indo-Aryan

Adjective

Indic (not comparable)

1. Relating to or denoting the group of Indo-European languages comprising Sanskrit and the modern Indian languages which are its descendants
2. (by extension) Relating to other languages of India, which use Brahmic scripts.
3. Pertaining to India or its people, culture and languages; Indian.

Translations

relating to modern Indian languages

• Dutch: Indo-Arisch
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• Russian: инди́йский (ru) (indíjskij)

Anagrams

• Cindi, dinic