Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-do-pho-bia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hostility towards the people and culture of the Indian subcontinent.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Indo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English Indophobia From Indo- + -phobia.

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Questions

What does indophobia mean?
A hostility towards the people and culture of the Indian subcontinent.
Where does indophobia come from?
Etymology tree English Indo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English Indophobia From Indo- + -phobia.

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