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Hindu

adj, noun — 5 senses

Hindu

adj

/ˈhɪnduː/

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”).

1

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

  • Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law.2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA:
Synonyms
Dharmic
Derived terms
anti-Hindu, Hindudom, Hinduisation, Hinduise, Hinduism, Hinduist, Hinduization, Hinduize, Hindumisia, Hindumisic, Hinduness, Hindu numeral, Hinduphobe, Hinduphobia, Hinduphobic, Hindu push-up, Hindu Rashtra, Hindu squat, Hindutva
Related terms
Hindutva, Hindutvavadi

Hindu

noun

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”).

1

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

  • Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law.2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA:
2

Dated Any native inhabitant of Hindustan.

3

Government, Military, Politics, War Obsolete A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers.

North-West Frontier Province of British India

4

Dated A person of Indian religion and race.

Synonyms
Sanatani, Sanatanist, bhakt
Related terms
Saiva, Saivite, Sakta, Vaishnava
Hypernyms
religionist

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.