ہندو

See also: هندو

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندو (hindū).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪uː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ہِنْدُو • (hindū) m (Hindi spelling हिंदू)

1. Hindu, a follower of Hinduism
2. (obsolete) Indian

Declension

Declension of ہندو
	singular	plural
direct	ہندو (hindū)	ہندو (hindū)
oblique	ہندو (hindū)	ہندووں (hindūō̃)
vocative	ہندو (hindū)	ہندوو (hindūō)

Derived terms

• ہِندُو مَت (hindū mat, “Hinduism”)

References

• “ہندو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ہندو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ہندو (hindū).

Proper noun

ہندو (hindō)

1. Hindu
2. Indian