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indianism

/ˈɪn.di.ə.nɪz(ə̯)m̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
In-di-an-ism
IPA
/ˈɪn.di.ə.nɪz(ə̯)m̩/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The idealized portrayal of indigenous people as national heroes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French Inde Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Anglo-Norman indienbor. Middle English Indien English Indian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Indianism From Indian + -ism. First attested in 1651.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Indianisms (plural)

Derived Forms

Indianist

Rhymes With

prism ism schism jism chrism anglicism epiphenomenalism abysm hypocorism rankism briticism frenchism

Questions

How do you pronounce indianism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.di.ə.nɪz(ə̯)m̩/.
What does indianism mean?
A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English.
Where does indianism come from?
Etymology tree Old French Inde Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Anglo-Norman indienbor. Middle English Indien English Indian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Indianism From Indian + -ism. First attested in 1651.

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