hindu
/ˈhɪnduː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law."
Etymology
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: هِنْدُو, hndwk', 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, सिन्धु, *síndʰuṣ, *síndʰuš
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.