Meanings
plural Indian Englishes
- countableuncountableA major dialect of the English language, spoken in many varieties in India and by people from India.
Much more common was the bureaucratic use of Indian English. Below the level of the most highly educated, whose English was invariably modelled on old-fashioned teaching, were the English-using clerks of the Imperial administration.
1986, McCrum, Robert, William Cran, & Robert MacNeil, The Story of English, Viking Penguin Inc., page 329 - countableuncountableOne of the specific varieties of Indian English.
The Indian Englishes range from very basic English to what might be considered a standard educated Indian English.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 294
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bengali ভারতীয় ইংরেজী
- ভারতীয় ইংরেজী (bharôtiẏô iṅgrezī)Indian dialect of English
Finnish intianenglanti
- intianenglantiIndian dialect of English
German indisches Englisch (Indisches Englisch n)
- indisches Englisch (Indisches Englisch n)Indian dialect of English
Hebrew אנגלית הודית
- אנגלית הודית (anglit hodit)Indian dialect of English
Japanese インド英語
- インド英語Indian dialect of English
Polish dialekt indyjski języka angielskiego
- dialekt indyjski języka angielskiegoIndian dialect of English
Portuguese inglês indiano
- inglês indianoIndian dialect of English
Cite this entry
Indian English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20English
“Indian English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20English. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian English,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20English.
Source: Indian English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.