Indo-iranianist
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A linguist who specializes in studying Indo-Iranian languages.
"In the Indian field, despite the heroic labours of generations of scholars, the bulk of standard translations are woefully inadequate; and even if the position in other classical fields is not so tragic, all are to some extent affected by misinformation emanating from the pen of Indo-Iranianists."
Example
More examples"In the Indian field, despite the heroic labours of generations of scholars, the bulk of standard translations are woefully inadequate; and even if the position in other classical fields is not so tragic, all are to some extent affected by misinformation emanating from the pen of Indo-Iranianists."
Etymology
From Indo-Iranian + -ist.
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