Indo-aryan
/ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/ adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
- 2 a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the former Indo-European people wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family.
"Such a situation is not unusual in the history of languages, but Indo-Aryan has a very virulent case of the disease."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"In India there are three major language families unrelated to one another: the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Munda languages."
Etymology
From Indo- + Aryan.