اقیانوس هند

Persian

Etymology

Calque of English Indian Ocean, from اقیانوس (oqyânus, ocean) +‎ هند (hend, India).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.nuː.sɪ hɪn̪d̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊq.jɑː.nuː.sɪ ʔɪn̪d̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔuq.jɔː.nu.si ʔin̪d̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? uqyānūs-i hind
Dari reading? uqyānūs-i hind
Iranian reading? oġyânus-e hend
Tajik reading? uqyonus-i hind

Proper noun

Dari اقیانوس هند
Iranian Persian
Tajik Уқёнуси Ҳинд

اقیانوس هند • (oqyânus-e hend)

  1. the Indian Ocean