Intiia

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδίᾱ (Indíā), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš) (Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).

Pronunciation

  • (phonetics) IPA(key): [indˠiːɑ], (enunciated) [inʲ tˠiiɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /jinʲtˠijijæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {yintiyiyah}

Proper noun

Intiia

  1. India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

References

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