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.‎, volume 2, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 944.
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