Indiya

Hausa

Etymology

From English India.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔín.dí.jà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ́n.dɪ́.jɛ̀]

Proper noun

Indiyà f

1. India (a country in South Asia)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• India
• Indya — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish India (“India”), from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔindia/ [ˈʔin̪.d͡ʒɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈʔindia/ [ˈʔin̪.d̪jɐ]
• Rhymes: -india
• Syllabification: In‧di‧ya

Proper noun

Índiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. India (a country in South Asia)
   • 1996, Sambayanang Pilipino:

     Ang impluwensya ng Indiya sa pamumuhay ng ating mga ninuno ay hindi dapat ipagwalang-bahala.

     The influence of India on the livelihoods of our ancestors should not be taken for granted.

Related terms

• Indiyano
• Indiyana
• Indiyan
• indiyan