انڈیا

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انڈیا

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English India. Doublet of ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya).

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪn.ɖɪ.jɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun edit

اِنْڈِیا • (inḍiyā) m (Hindi spelling इंडिया)

(informal) Synonym of ہندوستان (hindūstān)
Synonyms: بھارَت (bhārat), ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya), اِنْڈوسْتان (inḍostān)

Usage notes edit

The terms انڈیا (inḍiyā) and بھارت (bhārat) are not official Urdu names for the country India, hence won't be found in dictionaries, except perhaps for the latter which is prevalent in India.