hindus

See also: Hindus and hindús

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Hindu, French hindou, German Hindu, ultimately from Persian هندو (hendu), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg), from hnd (Hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hindu-), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxin.dus/
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  • Rhymes: -indus
  • Syllabification: hin‧dus
  • Homophone: Hindus

Noun

hindus m pers (female equivalent hinduska)

  1. Hindu (religious adherent)
    Synonym: hinduista

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • hindus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hindus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Adjective

hindus

  1. masculine/feminine plural of hindu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hindou.

Noun

hindus m (plural hinduși)

  1. Hindu

Declension

Swedish

Noun

hindus

  1. indefinite genitive singular of hindu
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