Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indo-aryan

/ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: in-do-aryan
IPA: /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family.

adj

Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.

noun

A native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.

Example Sentences

"Such a situation is not unusual in the history of languages, but Indo-Aryan has a very virulent case of the disease."
"This is another way in which a depiction of the historical developments in Indo-Aryan bears on the theory of phrase structure generally, and on the rise of adpositional phrases in Indo-European specifically, showing us alternative pathways of change."
"Indo-Aryan has a very long history of attestation, from around 1400 bc to the present […]"

Etymology

From Indo- + Aryan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Indo

Inflected Forms

more Indo-Aryan (comparative) most Indo-Aryan (superlative) Indo-Aryans (plural)

Synonyms

Indic indo-european aryan

Questions

How do you pronounce indo-aryan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/.
What does indo-aryan mean?: A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family.
Where does indo-aryan come from?: From Indo- + Aryan.

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