Hindu

Meanings

Adjective

• Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

Noun

• A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).
• Any native inhabitant of Hindustan.

Related

Similar words

• Dharmic
• Sanatani, Sanatanist (revivalist, conservative)
• bhakt (a devotee; may sometimes be derogatory)

Broader meaning words

• religionist

Origin

• From Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ("river").