Meanings
adjectiveHindu (not comparable)
alternative archaic derogatory Hindoo
- not comparableOf, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.
Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law.
2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRASynonyms: Dharmic
nounHindu (plural Hindus)
plural Hindus · alternative archaic derogatory Hindoo
- A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).
Hindu American organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus in North America, advocated for the law.
2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRASynonyms: Sanatani, Sanatanist, bhakt
- datedAny native inhabitant of Hindustan.
- obsoleteNorth-West Frontier Province of British IndiagovernmentA bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš“river”
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*síndʰuṣ
- Sanskritसिन्धु“river, stream; Indus”
- Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢“India”
- Middle Persianhndwk'“Indian”
- Classical Persianهِنْدُو“Indian, Hindu”
- EnglishHindu
Derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
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Arabic هِنْدُوسِيّ, هِنْدُوسِيّ
- هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy)of or relating to Hinduism
- هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy)religious adherent
Bengali হিন্দু, হিন্দু
- হিন্দু (hindu)of or relating to Hinduism
- হিন্দু (hindu)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- হিন্দু (hindu)religious adherent
- ইন্দু (indu)religious adherent
Catalan hindú, hindú
- hindúof or relating to Hinduism
- hindúof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hindúreligious adherent
- hinduistareligious adherent
Chinese Mandarin 印度教, 印度教徒
- 印度教 (yìndùjiào)of or relating to Hinduism
- 印度教徒 (yìndùjiàotú)religious adherent
Czech hinduistický, hinduista
- hinduistickýof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduistareligious adherent
- hinduistkareligious adherent
Danish hinduistisk, hinduisk
- hinduistiskof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduiskof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduistiskof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hinduiskof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hindureligious adherent
- hinduistreligious adherent
Dutch hindoeïstisch, hindoe
- hindoeïstischof or relating to Hinduism
- hindoereligious adherent
Finnish hindulainen, hindulainen
- hindulainenof or relating to Hinduism
- hindulainenof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hindureligious adherent
French hindou, hindou
- hindouof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hindoureligious adherent
- hindouereligious adherent
- indoureligious adherent
- indouereligious adherent
- hindouistereligious adherent
German Hindu, Hindufrau
- Hindureligious adherent
- Hindufraureligious adherent
Greek ινδουϊστικός, ινδουϊστικός
- ινδουϊστικός (indouïstikós)of or relating to Hinduism
- ινδουϊστικός (indouïstikós)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- ινδουιστής (indouistís)religious adherent
Hindi हिन्दू, हिंदू
- हिन्दू (hindū)of or relating to Hinduism
- हिंदू (hindū)of or relating to Hinduism
- हिंदू (hindū)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- हिन्दू (hindū)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- हिन्दू (hindū)religious adherent
- सनातनी (sanātnī)religious adherent
Hungarian hindu
- hindureligious adherent
Italian indù, induista
- indùof or relating to Hinduism
- induistaof or relating to Hinduism
- indùof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- indùreligious adherent
- induistareligious adherent
Japanese ヒンズー教, ヒンズー人
- ヒンズー教 (hinzukyō)of or relating to Hinduism
- ヒンズー人 (hinzūjin)religious adherent
- ヒンドゥー人 (hindūjin)religious adherent
- 印度人 (indojin)religious adherent
Korean 힌두교, 힌두교 신자
- 힌두교 (hindugyo)of or relating to Hinduism
- 힌두교 신자 (hindugyo sinja)religious adherent
Lithuanian hindui̇̀stas, hindui̇̀stė
- hindui̇̀stasreligious adherent
- hindui̇̀stėreligious adherent
Māori hinitū, hinerū
- hinitūof or relating to Hinduism
- hinerūof or relating to Hinduism
- Hinerūreligious adherent
Norwegian Bokmål hinduisk, hinduistisk
- hinduiskof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduistiskof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduiskof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hinduistiskof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hindureligious adherent
Persian هندو
- هندو (hendu)religious adherent
Polish hinduistyczny, hinduski
- hinduistycznyof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduskiof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduskiof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hinduistareligious adherent
- hinduistkareligious adherent
- hindusreligious adherent
- hinduskareligious adherent
Portuguese hindu, hinduísta
- hinduof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduístaof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hinduístareligious adherent
Russian инду́сский, инду́сский
- инду́сский (indússkij)of or relating to Hinduism
- инду́сский (indússkij)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- инду́с (indús)religious adherent
- инду́ска (indúska)religious adherent
Spanish hindú, hindú
- hindúof or relating to Hinduism
- hindúof or relating to Hindus and their culture
- hindúreligious adherent
- hinduistareligious adherent
Swahili Mhindu
- Mhindureligious adherent
Swedish hinduisk, hinduistisk
- hinduiskof or relating to Hinduism
- hinduistiskof or relating to Hinduism
- hindureligious adherent
Tamil இந்து
- இந்து (intu)religious adherent
Ukrainian індуї́стський, інду́ський
- індуї́стський (indujístsʹkyj)of or relating to Hinduism
- інду́ський (indúsʹkyj)of or relating to Hindus and their culture
- індуї́ст (indujíst)religious adherent
- індуї́стка (indujístka)religious adherent
- інду́с (indús)religious adherent
- інду́ска (indúska)religious adherent
Urdu ہندو
- ہندو (hindū)religious adherent
Vietnamese Ấn-độ giáo
- Ấn-độ giáoof or relating to Hinduism
Welsh Hindŵaidd, Hindŵ
- Hindŵaiddof or relating to Hinduism
- Hindŵreligious adherent
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APA
Hindu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindu
MLA
“Hindu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hindu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindu.
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