Hindu

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• /ˈhɪnduː/
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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”).

125 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Bengali: হিন্দু (hindu) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Breton: hindouat — of or relating to Hinduism
• Burmese: ဟိန္ဒူ (hindu) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Catalan: hindú — of or relating to Hinduism
• Cherokee: ᎯᏂᏚ (hinidu) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Chinese Mandarin: 印度教 (yìndùjiào) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Czech: hinduistický — of or relating to Hinduism
• Danish: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Danish: hinduisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Dutch: hindoeïstisch — of or relating to Hinduism
• Finnish: hindulainen — of or relating to Hinduism
• Greek: ινδουϊστικός (indouïstikós) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Gujarati: હિંદુ (hindu) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Hindi: हिन्दू (hindū) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Hindi: हिंदू (hindū) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Italian: indù — of or relating to Hinduism
• Italian: induista — of or relating to Hinduism
• Japanese: ヒンズー教 (hinzukyō) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Korean: 힌두교 (hindugyo) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Malayalam: ഹൈന്ദവ (haindava) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Māori: hinitū — of or relating to Hinduism
• Māori: hinerū — of or relating to Hinduism
• Norwegian Bokmål: hinduisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Norwegian Bokmål: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hinduisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Polish: hinduistyczny — of or relating to Hinduism
• Polish: hinduski — of or relating to Hinduism
• Portuguese: hindu — of or relating to Hinduism
• Portuguese: hinduísta — of or relating to Hinduism
• Russian: инду́сский (indússkij) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Spanish: hindú — of or relating to Hinduism
• Swedish: hinduisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Swedish: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hinduism
• Ukrainian: індуї́стський (indujístsʹkyj) — of or relating to Hinduism
• Vietnamese: Ấn-độ giáo — of or relating to Hinduism
• Volapük: hindutik — of or relating to Hinduism
• Welsh: Hindŵaidd — of or relating to Hinduism
• Arabic: هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Bengali: হিন্দু (hindu) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Catalan: hindú — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Danish: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Danish: hinduisk — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Finnish: hindulainen — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• French: hindou — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Greek: ινδουϊστικός (indouïstikós) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Gujarati: હિંદુ (hindu) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Hindi: हिंदू (hindū) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Hindi: हिन्दू (hindū) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Italian: indù — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Malayalam: ഹിന്ദുക്കളുടെ (hindukkaḷuṭe) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Norwegian Bokmål: hinduisk — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Norwegian Bokmål: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hinduisk — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hinduistisk — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Polish: hinduski — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Portuguese: hindu — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Russian: инду́сский (indússkij) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Spanish: hindú — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Ukrainian: інду́ський (indúsʹkyj) — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Volapük: hindutanik — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Volapük: hindutik — of or relating to Hindus and their culture
• Arabic: هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy) — religious adherent
• Bengali: হিন্দু (hindu) — religious adherent
• Bengali: ইন্দু (indu) — religious adherent
• Breton: hindouad — religious adherent
• Catalan: hindú — religious adherent
• Catalan: hinduista — religious adherent
• Cherokee: ᎠᎯᏂᏚ (ahinidu) — religious adherent
• Chinese Mandarin: 印度教徒 (yìndùjiàotú) — religious adherent
• Czech: hinduista — religious adherent
• Czech: hinduistka — religious adherent
• Danish: hindu — religious adherent
• Danish: hinduist — religious adherent
• Dutch: hindoe — religious adherent
• Finnish: hindu — religious adherent
• French: hindou — religious adherent
• French: hindoue — religious adherent
• French: indou — religious adherent
• French: indoue — religious adherent
• French: hindouiste — religious adherent
• German: Hindu — religious adherent
• German: Hindufrau — religious adherent
• Greek: ινδουιστής (indouistís) — religious adherent
• Gujarati: હિંદુ (hindu) — religious adherent
• Hindi: हिन्दू (hindū) — religious adherent
• Hindi: सनातनी (sanātnī) — religious adherent
• Hungarian: hindu — religious adherent
• Italian: indù — religious adherent
• Italian: induista — religious adherent
• Japanese: ヒンズー人 (hinzūjin) — religious adherent
• Japanese: ヒンドゥー人 (hindūjin) — religious adherent
• Japanese: 印度人 (indojin) — religious adherent
• Kazakh: үндіс (ündıs) — religious adherent
• Korean: 힌두교 신자 (hindugyo sinja) — religious adherent
• Lithuanian: hindui̇̀stas — religious adherent
• Lithuanian: hindui̇̀stė — religious adherent
• Malayalam: ഹിന്ദു (hindu) — religious adherent
• Māori: Hinerū — religious adherent
• Norwegian Bokmål: hindu — religious adherent
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hindu — religious adherent
• Persian: هندو (hendu) — religious adherent
• Polish: hinduista — religious adherent
• Polish: hinduistka — religious adherent
• Polish: hindus — religious adherent
• Polish: hinduska — religious adherent
• Portuguese: hinduísta — religious adherent
• Russian: инду́с (indús) — religious adherent
• Russian: инду́ска (indúska) — religious adherent
• Spanish: hindú — religious adherent
• Spanish: hinduista — religious adherent
• Swahili: Mhindu — religious adherent
• Swedish: hindu — religious adherent
• Tamil: இந்து (intu) — religious adherent
• Telugu: హిందువు (hinduvu) — religious adherent
• Ukrainian: індуї́ст (indujíst) — religious adherent
• Ukrainian: індуї́стка (indujístka) — religious adherent
• Ukrainian: інду́с (indús) — religious adherent
• Ukrainian: інду́ска (indúska) — religious adherent
• Urdu: ہندو (hindū) — religious adherent
• Volapük: hindutan — religious adherent
• Volapük: hihindutan — religious adherent
• Volapük: jihindutan — religious adherent
• Welsh: Hindŵ — religious adherent