Hindoestaan

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Hindostaan === Etymology === Ultimately from Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī, “person from India”) or a cognate, from Persian هندوستانی (“Indian, person from India”), from هندوستان (“India”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːn/ Hyphenation: Hin‧doe‧staan Rhymes: -aːn === Noun === Hindoestaan m (plural Hindoestanen, no diminutive) an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent ==== Usage notes ==== Some speakers advocate the form Hindostaan as more inclusive of non-Hindu Indian-Surinamese. ==== Derived terms ==== Hindoestaans ==== Related terms ==== hindoe India Indiër ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Javanese: Hindustan, Industan