Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian հնդիկ (hndik).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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հնդիկ (hndik)

  1. Indian (a person from India)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian [script needed] (hndwk' /⁠hindūg⁠/), Persian هندی (hendi, Indian).

Noun

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հնդիկ (hndik)

  1. Indian (a person from India)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: հնդիկ (hndik)

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հնդիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 47–48
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “հնդիկ”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Ašxarhagrakan anuankʻ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Geographic Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հնդիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy