ইন্দিয়া

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ind̪i(e̯)ɑ/

Noun

ইন্দিয়া (indiẏa)

1. India (Indian subcontinent) [17th c.]

   Synonym: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)

Further reading

• Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎^[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 944.