Standard Lemma guide
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
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adj
Of or relating to such a language or member.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
A branch of the Indo-European language family, including the Indic and Iranian languages.
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noun
A member of any peoples speaking such a language.
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noun
the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Indo-Iranian language
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Broader terms: Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
Narrower terms: Indic, Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Iranian language
History
Etymology tree English Indo- English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian English Indo-Iranian From Indo- + Iranian.
Across languages
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