English Explanatory Dictionary

Indic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A branch of the Indo-European family of languages comprising Sanskrit and its modern descendants such as Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.
adj
  1. Relating to or denoting the group of Indo-European languages comprising Sanskrit and the modern Indian languages which are its descendants.
  2. Relating to the Brahmic scripts.
  3. Pertaining to India or its people, culture and languages; Indian.
adj
  1. Of or relating to indium.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

From Latin indicus from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός (indikós), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of indigo.

Synonyms

Indo-Aryan

Derived words

Indic script
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