Indish

I1N1D2I1S1H4

adjective

Indian

OriginMiddle English indish ← Old English Indisċ →
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Meanings

Indish1

adjectiveIndish (comparative more Indish, superlative most Indish)

comparative more Indish · superlative most Indish

  1. archaicIndian

    Our early popular ideas of the mildness and effeminacy of the Hindoos were derived from the Bengalees, and are by no means characteristic of the general population of India. The Indish race have a fair share of courage and energy.

    1856, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 80, page 237

Indish2

proper nounIndish (uncountable)
  1. IndiacolloquialuncountableAny of various varieties of English spoken in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
indian

Origin

Indish · adjective

  1. Old EnglishIndisċ
  2. Middle Englishindish
  3. EnglishIndish

From Middle English indish, from Old English Indisċ. By surface analysis, Ind + -ish.

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Indish · proper noun

Blend of Indian + English.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sindhi
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APA

Indish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indish

MLA

“Indish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indish.

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