English Explanatory Dictionary

Hindutva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Hindudom.
  2. Hindu Rashtra.
  3. The state or quality of being Hindu
  4. The ideology of Hindu nationalism.
noun
  1. A member of a Hindutva group or a supporter of Hindutva.

Pronunciation

/hɪnˈdʊtvə/ /hinˈdətvə/ /hɪnˈdətvə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Hindutva.wav

Word forms

Hindutva Hindutvas

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and appropriated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Related words

Hindutvavadi Hinduness saffronization Hindudom Hindu Rashtra bhagwa chaddi sanghi bhakt nationalist rashtravadi swayamsevak

Derived words

H-pop
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