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- Bengali · calque ofহিন্দুত্ব
- Hindi · calque ofहिंदुत्व
- English todayHinduness
Calque of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”): Hindu + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The quality of being Hindu. Full definition →
Calque of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”): Hindu + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.