hakenkreuz
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hakenkreuz.
Noun
hakenkreuz (plural hakenkreuzes)
- (India) a swastika that is used in Nazism.
- 2022, The Tribune
- A prominent US-based Hindu organisation has urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian-origin leader Jagmeet Singh not to conflate the ‘Swastika’, an ancient and auspicious symbol for Hindus with the ‘Hakenkreuz’, a 20th century Nazi symbol of hate.
- 2022, The Tribune
Usage notes
Indians suggest that "hakenkreuz" should be used instead of "swastika" when referring to the Nazi symbol, as the swastika is considered to be sacred in Hinduism.