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Hindu

//ˈhɪnduː// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture. not-comparable

    "Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or supporting Hinduism wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

    "Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law."

  2. 2
    a person who adheres to Hinduism wordnet
  3. 3
    Any native inhabitant of Hindustan. dated
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India wordnet
  5. 5
    A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers. obsolete
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  1. 6
    A person of Indian religion and race. dated

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Etymology 2

Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

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