Standard Lemma guide

Indo-Aryan

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indic

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indic

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to the former Indo-European people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Indo-European migrations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indo-European, Aryan

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Indic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indo-Iranian, Indo-Iranian language

Narrower terms: Sanskrit, Sanskritic language, Sindhi, Dard, Dardic, Dardic language, Nepali, Prakrit

History

Etymology

From Indo- + Aryan.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հնդարիականը (hndariakanə) — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Catalan: indoari — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Dutch: Indo-Arisch — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Finnish: indoarjalainen — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Galician: indoario — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • German: indoarisch — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Hindi: हिंद-आर्य (hind-ārya) — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Hungarian: indoárja — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Polish: indoaryjski — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Portuguese: indo-ariano — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Russian: индоарийский (indoarijskij) — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Swedish: indoarisk — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Sylheti: ꠁꠘ꠆ꠖꠥ ꠀꠞꠤꠀꠘꠤ (indu ariani) — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Turkish: Hint-Aryan — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Urdu: ہند آریائی (hind āriyā'ī) — Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
  • Arabic: هِنْدِيّ-آرِيّ (hindiyy-ʔāriyy) — family of languages
  • Catalan: indoari — family of languages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度-雅利安語 /印度-雅利安语 (Yìndù-Yǎlì'ān-yǔ) — family of languages
  • Finnish: indoarjalainen — family of languages
  • French: indo-aryen — family of languages
  • German: Indoarisch — family of languages
  • Hindi: हिंद-आर्य (hind-ārya) — family of languages
  • Hungarian: indoárja — family of languages
  • Japanese: インド語 (Indo-go) — family of languages
  • Persian: هندوآریایی (hendo-âriyâyi) — family of languages
  • Polish: języki indoaryjskie — family of languages
  • Russian: индоари́йский (indoaríjskij) — family of languages
  • Spanish: indo-ario — family of languages
  • Sylheti: ꠁꠘ꠆ꠖꠥ ꠀꠞꠤꠀꠘꠤ (indu ariani) — family of languages
  • Urdu: ہند آریائی (hind āriyā'ī) — family of languages
  • Finnish: indoarjalainen — A speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
  • Hindi: हिंद-आर्य (hind-ārya) — A speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
  • Polish: Indoaryjczyk — A speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
  • Polish: Indoaryjka — A speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
  • Turkish: Hint-Aryan — A speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
Real reading context

Indo-Aryan in complete knowledge articles