hndwk'

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• 𐫍𐫏𐫗𐫅𐫇𐫐 (hyndwk)

Etymology

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

Noun

hndwk' • (/hindūg/)

1. an Indian

Derived terms

• hndwk'ʾn (/⁠hindūgān⁠/, “India, Hindustan”)

Descendants

• Classical Persian: هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu, Indian”)
  • → English: Hindu, Hindoo (dated)
    • → Hawaiian: Hinekū

References

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