hindus

See also: Hindus and hindús

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Hindu, French hindou, German Hindu, ultimately from Persian هندو‎ (hendu), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg), from hnd (Hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxin.dus/

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• Rhymes: -indus
• Syllabification: hin‧dus
• Homophone: Hindus

Noun

hindus m pers (feminine hinduska)

1. Hindu (religious adherent)

   Synonym: hinduista

Declension

Declension of hindus

	singular	plural
nominative	hindus	hindusi/hindusy (deprecative)
genitive	hindusa	hindusów
dative	hindusowi	hindusom
accusative	hindusa	hindusów
instrumental	hindusem	hindusami
locative	hindusie	hindusach
vocative	hindusie	hindusi

Derived terms

adjective

• hinduski

 

Related terms

adjectives

• hinduistyczny
• hindustański
• indyjski

 

nouns

• hindi
• hinduista
• hinduistka
• hinduistyka
• hinduizm
• Hindus
• Hinduska
• Hindustan
• hindustani
• Indie

 

Further reading

• hindus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hindus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Adjective

hindus

1. masculine/feminine plural of hindu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hindou.

Noun

hindus m (plural hinduși)

1. Hindu

Declension

Declension of hindus

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) hindus	hindusul	(niște) hinduși	hindușii
genitive/dative	(unui) hindus	hindusului	(unor) hinduși	hindușilor
vocative	hindusule		hindușilor

Swedish

Noun

hindus

1. indefinite genitive singular of hindu