Índia

See also: índia, India, india, Indïa, and Ìndia

Catalan

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈin.di.ə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈin.di.a/
  • Audio (Valencian)(file)

Proper noun

Índia f

  1. India

Derived terms

Occitan

Proper noun

Índia f

  1. India

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese India, borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hindūš/) (modern Persian هند‎ (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). By surface analysis, Indo +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.a/ [ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈĩ.d͡ʒja/

  • Homophone: índia
  • Hyphenation: Ín‧di‧a

Proper noun

Índia f

  1. India (a country in Asia)

Derived terms
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