Hindu英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

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.
Any native inhabitant of Hindustan. dated
A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers. obsolete
A person of Indian religion and race. dated

形容词 adj.

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture. not-comparable

— Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law.

词形变化

Hindoo alternative,archaic Hindus plural Hindoo alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1

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”).

词源 2

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”).