Hindoestaan
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːn/
noun
Definitions
- An Indian Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent.
Etymology
Derived from Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी (person from India) derived from Persian هندوستانی (Indian, person from India).
Origin
Persian
هندوستانی
Gloss
Indian, person from India
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- हिंदुस्तानी Hindi
- हिन्दुस्तानी Hindi
- հինդուստանի Armenian
- هندوستانی Persian
- hndwk' Middle Persian