Hindoestaan
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī, “person from India”) or a cognate, from Persian هندوستانی (“Indian, person from India”), from هندوستان (“India”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hin‧doe‧staan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
Hindoestaan m (plural Hindoestanen)
- An Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent.
Usage notes
Some speakers advocate the form Hindostaan as more inclusive of non-Hindu Indian-Surinamese.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: Hindustan, Industan
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