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Hindu

UK/ˈhɪnduː/ US/ˈhɪˌndu/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or supporting Hinduism

  • “the Hindu faith”
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a person who adheres to Hinduism

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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”).

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