Indus
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Indus¹
- /ˈɪn.dəs/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈən.dəs/ New Zealand
- /ˈɪn.ɖəs/ India
Rhymes with -ɪndəs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hiⁿduš/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬎 (hiṇdu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš or borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) (whence Sindh).
Another explication relates the origin of Indus to Indra which itself derives from the root indu, i.e. " water place or water spirit".
proper noun
- A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea. In summer the Indus can spread as wide as five miles, covering most oft the valley seen here.
Indus²
- /ˈɪn.dəs/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈən.dəs/ New Zealand
- /ˈɪn.ɖəs/ India
Rhymes with -ɪndəs
Where it comes from
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin Indus (“Indian”), commemorating American Indians.
proper noun
- A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
Indus³
- /ˈɪn.dəs/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈən.dəs/ New Zealand
- /ˈɪn.ɖəs/ India
Rhymes with -ɪndəs
Where it comes from
Clipping of industry.
proper noun
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: indus river, sindh, saraswati, sarasvati, river, indo, improper, sind, tsangpo, hardworking, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, persevering, persistent, tireless
Translations
Every language
name the river
| Español | Indo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인더스 강 |
| 日本語 | インダス川 Indasu-gawa |
| 中文 | 印度河 Yìndù Hé |
| हिन्दी | सिन्धु sindhu, सिन्ध sindh, सिंधु sindhu, सिंध sindh, सिन्ध नदी sindh nadī, सिंध नदी sindh nadī |
| Português | Indo |
| Français | Indus |
| Deutsch | Indus |
| Italiano | Indo |
| Ελληνικά | Ινδός Indós |
| Română | Ind |
| Русский | Инд Ind |
| Tiếng Việt | Sông Ấn |
| العربية | نَهْر الْسِنْد nahr al-sind |
| עברית | אינדוס Indus |
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title = {Indus},
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