Hindu

== English == === Alternative forms === Hindoo (dated) === Etymology === Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hindu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪnduː/ === Adjective === Hindu (not comparable) Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture. ==== Synonyms ==== Dharmic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Hindutva Hindutvavadi ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Hindu (plural Hindus) A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism). (dated) Any native inhabitant of Hindustan. (North-West Frontier Province of British India, military, obsolete) A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers. (dated) A person of Indian religion and race. ==== Synonyms ==== Sanatani, Sanatanist (revivalist, conservative) bhakt (a devotee; may sometimes be derogatory) ==== Hypernyms ==== religionist ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hawaiian: Hinekū ==== Translations ==== === See also === Saiva, Saivite (a worshipper of Shiva) Sakta (a worshipper of the goddess Shakti) Vaishnava (a worshipper of Vishnu) === References === === Anagrams === hundi, unhid == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Hindu m (strong, genitive Hindu or Hindus, plural Hindu or Hindus, feminine Hindu or Hindufrau) Hindu (male or unspecified) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === Hindu f (genitive Hindu, plural Hindu or Hindus, masculine Hindu) Hindu (female) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hindu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hindu (Gläubiger)” in Duden online “Hindu (Gläubige)” in Duden online == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhindu] Hyphenation: Hin‧du Rhymes: -du === Proper noun === Hindu (astronomy) Indus ==== Declension ====