Indië
See also: indie, indy, and Indie
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
Proper noun
Indië
- India
- the Indies
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Indiën (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌdi.ə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: In‧di‧e
Proper noun
Indië n
- (historical) the Indies
- the West Indies
- the East Indies
- (dated) India (region, subcontinent)
- Synonym: India
Derived terms
- Indiër
- Indisch
- Oost-Indië
- West-Indië
Related terms
- India
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Indië