Indic
See also: indic
English
Etymology
Via Latin from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός (indikós), from Ἰνδία (Indía).
Proper noun
Indic
- (linguistics) A branch of the Indo-European family of languages comprising Sanskrit and its modern descendants such as Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Synonyms
- Indo-Aryan
Translations
the Indic language group — see Indo-Aryan
Adjective
Indic (not comparable)
- Relating to or denoting the group of Indo-European languages comprising Sanskrit and the modern Indian languages which are its descendants
- (by extension) Relating to other languages of India, which use Brahmic scripts.
- Pertaining to India or its people, culture and languages; Indian.
Translations
relating to modern Indian languages
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Anagrams
- Cindi, dinic