Índia

See also: índia, India, india, Indïa, Ìndia, and INDIA

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈin.di.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈin.di.a]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Índia f

1. India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

• indi
• Índies

Occitan

Proper noun

Índia f

1. India (a country in South Asia)

Related terms

• indian

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• India (obsolete)
• Hindia (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese India, borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /⁠hiⁿdūš⁠/) (modern Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). By surface analysis, Indo +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.a/ [ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈĩ.d͡ʒja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.djɐ/

• Homophone: índia
• Hyphenation: Ín‧di‧a

Proper noun

Índia f

1. India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

• Estado da Índia
• Índia Portuguesa
• Índias
• Índias Ocidentais
• Índias Orientais
• índio
• República da Índia

 

Related terms

• hindu
• indiano
• índico
• indo-