hndwk'

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐎹 (hiⁿduya), gentilic of Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), itself from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “the Indus River”) or Proto-Iranian *sindʰu. Also see hnd (hind).

Noun

hndwk' • (Hindūg)

1. an Indian

Derived terms

• hndwk'ʾn (Hindūgān, “India, Hindustan”)

Descendants

• Persian: هندو (hendu, “Hindu, Indian”)
  • → English: Hindu

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press