hndwk'

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (hndwk')
  • [Manichaean needed] (hyndwk)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐎹 (hinduya), gentilic of Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hinduš), itself from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “the Indus River”) or Proto-Iranian *sindʰu. Also see hnd (hind).

Noun

hndwk' • (/hindūg/)

  1. an Indian

Derived terms

  • hndwk'ʾn (/⁠hindūgān⁠/, “India, Hindustan”)

Descendants

  • Classical Persian: هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu, Indian”)
    • → English: Hindu

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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