ইন্দিয়া
Middle Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ইন্দিয়া (indiẏa)
- India (Indian subcontinent) [17th c.]
- Synonym: হিন্দুস্তান (hindustan)
Further reading
[edit]- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 944.
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- inc-mbn:Historical and traditional regions