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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδίᾱ (Indíā), from Ἰνδός (Indós, Indus River), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš) (Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, a river, stream).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [indˠiːɑ], (enunciated) [inʲ tˠiiɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /jinʲtˠijijæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {yintiyiyah}

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Proper noun

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Intiia

  1. India

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