Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-dish
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

name

Any of various varieties of English spoken in India.

Indian usage; Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Our early popular ideas of the mildness and effeminacy of the Hindoos were derived from the Bengalees, and are by no means characteristic of the general population of India. The Indish race have a fair share of courage and energy."

Etymology

From Middle English indish, from Old English Indisċ. By surface analysis, Ind + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: indish, Indisċ

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Indish (comparative) most Indish (superlative)

Questions

What does indish mean?: Indian
Where does indish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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