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• Hindoo (archaic)

語源

Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hidu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈhɪnduː/

形容詞

Hindu (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.
   • 2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA‎:

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

同意語

• Dharmic

派生語

関連する語

• Hindutva
• Hindutvavadi

名詞

Hindu (plural Hindus)

1. A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).
   • 2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA‎:

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

2. (dated) Any native inhabitant of Hindustan.
3. (North-West Frontier Province of British India, military, obsolete) A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers.
4. (dated) A person of Indian religion and race.

同意語

• Sanatani, Sanatanist (revivalist, conservative)
• bhakt (a devotee; may sometimes be derogatory)

上位語

• religionist

等位語

派生した語

• → Hawaiian: Hinekū
• → Japanese: ヒンドゥー (Hindū), ヒンズー (Hinzū)

参考

• Saiva, Saivite (a worshipper of Shiva)
• Sakta (a worshipper of the goddess Shakti)
• Vaishnava (a worshipper of Vishnu)

参照

アナグラム

• hundi, unhid