Hindoestaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hindostaan

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī, “person from India”) or a cognate, from Persian هندوستانی (“Indian, person from India”), from هندوستان (“India”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːn/

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• Hyphenation: Hin‧doe‧staan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Hindoestaan m (plural Hindoestanen)

1. An Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent.

Usage notes

Some speakers advocate the form Hindostaan as more inclusive of non-Hindu Indian-Surinamese.

Derived terms

• Hindoestaans

Related terms

• hindoe
• India
• Indiër

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: Hindustan, Industan