Meanings
nounIndia ink (countable and uncountable, plural India inks)
plural India inks · alternative Indian ink
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork.
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian туш
- туш (tuš)lampblack ink
Czech tuš
- tušlampblack ink
Esperanto ĉina inko, tuĉo
- ĉina inkolampblack ink
- tuĉolampblack ink
Estonian tušš
- tuššlampblack ink
Finnish tussi
- tussilampblack ink
French encre de Chine
- encre de Chinelampblack ink
German Tusche
- Tuschelampblack ink
Hebrew טוש
- טוש (tush)lampblack ink
Hungarian tus
- tuslampblack ink
Irish dúch Indiach
- dúch Indiachlampblack ink
Italian china
- chinalampblack ink
Japanese 墨汁
- 墨汁 (bokujū)lampblack ink
Lithuanian tušas
- tušaslampblack ink
Polish tusz
- tuszlampblack ink
Portuguese nanquim
- nanquimlampblack ink
Romanian tuș
- tușlampblack ink
Russian тушь
- тушь (tušʹ)lampblack ink
Slovak tuš
- tušlampblack ink
Spanish tinta china
- tinta chinalampblack ink
Swedish tusch
- tuschlampblack ink
Tagalog langking
- langkinglampblack ink
Ukrainian туш
- туш (tuš)lampblack ink
Vietnamese mực tàu
- mực tàulampblack ink
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with India ink
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APA
India ink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/India%20ink
MLA
“India ink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/India%20ink. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “India ink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/India%20ink.
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