هندوچین

Persian

Etymology

Calque of English Indochina.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hin.du.ˈt͡ʃiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪn̪.d̪ʊ.t͡ʃʰiːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn̪.d̪ʊ.t͡ʃʰiːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔin̪.d̪u.t͡ʃʰin]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hen̪.d̪o.t͡ʃʰiːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hin̪.d̪u.t͡ʃʰin]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hindučīn
Dari reading^?	hindučīn
Iranian reading^?	hendočin
Tajik reading^?	hindučin

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	هندوچین
Dari	هندوچین
Tajik	Ҳиндучин

هندوچین • (hendočin)

(dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
(historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)