hindou

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hindou

from the Persian of the Islamic imperial period [hindu] (adj. and noun) from [hind] "India", from the Sanskrit [sindhu] "the river" (the Persians calling thus those who live on the side of "the river"). see Hindu.

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hindouiste (adj.) indou (adj.) indou (cn.) hindouisme (cn.) indien (adj.) indien (cn.) indouisme (cn.) indouiste (adj.) indianisme (cn.) indianiste (adj.) Hindoue (pn.) Hindoues (pn.) Hindous (pn.) indiennerie (cn.) indianiser (v.) indianisation (cn.) hindou (cn.) Hindou (pn.) hindoue (adj.) hindoues (adj.)