Hindu Kush

See also: Hindukush and Hindu-Kush

English

Alternative forms

Hindu-Kush
Hindukush
Hindu-Kho (obsolete)
Hindoo-Kush (obsolete)
Hindoo-Kho (obsolete)
Hindoo-Koosh (obsolete)
Hindu-Coosh (obsolete)
Hindoo Coosh (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Classical Persian (hindūkuš), the etymology of which is uncertain.

According to Ibn Battuta and popular etymology, it is interpreted as a compound of (hindū) + (kuš), which would mean "Hindu-slayer".
Some interpret it to be a corruption of (hindū) + (kōh), which would mean “Mountains of the Indus / of India”, related to the term Hindkowan used to describe people living near the region who speak Hindko.

Attested in English from the 18th century.

Proper noun

A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Translations

mountain range

Armenian: Հինդուկուշ (Hindukuš)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 興都庫什山脈／兴都库什山脉 (Xīngdūkùshí shānmài)
Czech: Hindúkuš m
Estonian: Hindukuš
Finnish: Hindukuš (fi)
German: Hindukusch (de) m
Hindi: हिन्दु कुश (hindu kuś), हिन्दूकुश (hi) m (hindūkuś)
Italian: Hindu Kush (it) m, Hindukush m
Japanese: ヒンドゥークシュ山脈 (Hindūkushu sanmyaku)
Latin: Paropamisus m, Paropanisus m
Macedonian: Хиндукуш m (Hindukuš)
Persian:
Dari: هندوکش (hindūkuš)

Iranian Persian: هندوکش (hendukoš)
Polish: Hindukusz (pl) m
Portuguese: Hindu Kush m
Russian: Гиндуку́ш (ru) m (Gindukúš)
Urdu: ہندوکش (hindūkuś)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Hindukush
Indocuche (uncommon)

Proper noun

Hindu Kush m

Hindu Kush (a mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan)

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