# India
## Translingual

* India [1]
* India [2]
* India [3]

### Alternative forms

* india, INDIA

### Etymology

Borrowed from English India.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɪndia]

### Noun

India
* (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter I.
* (nautical) Signal flag for the letter I.
* (time zone) UTC+09:00
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes :
| Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
| November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu |
| zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

## Albanian
### Proper noun

India
* definite nominative singular of Indi

## Asturian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin India

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈindja/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪ja]
* Rhymes: -indja
* Hyphenation: In‧dia

### Proper noun

India f
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#### Related terms

* indiu

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /india/ [ĩn̪.d̪i.a]
* Rhymes: -ia, -a
* Hyphenation: In‧di‧a

### Proper noun

India inan
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#### Derived terms

* indiar (“Indian”)

#### See also

* Afganistan
* Arabiar Emirerri Batuak
* Armenia
* Azerbaidjan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Birmania
* Brunei
* Ekialdeko Timor
* Errusia
* Filipinak
* Georgia
* Hego Korea
* India
* Indonesia
* Ipar Korea
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Japonia
* Jordania
* Kanbodia
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgizistan
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libano
* Malaysia
* Maldivas
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapur
* Siria
* Sri Lanka
* Tadjikistan
* Taiwan
* Thailandia
* Turkia
* Turkmenistan
* Txina
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* Zipre

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

Latin India

### Proper noun

India
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## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

India
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## Dutch
### Etymology

From Latin India.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪn.diˌaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: In‧di‧a

### Proper noun

India n
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#### Related terms

* hindoe
* Indiaas
* Indiër / Indiase

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hi$^n$dūš) (Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪntia/

### Proper noun

India n
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#### Derived terms

* indari
* indi
* indiskur
* indverji

## Fiji Hindi
### Etymology

Hindi इंडिया (iṇḍiyā)

### Proper noun

India
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    Synonyms: Bharat, Hindustan

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* Índia (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

Latin India

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈindja/ [ˈin̪.d̪jɐ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -indja
* Hyphenation: In‧dia

### Proper noun

India f
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#### Related terms

* indio

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Latin India.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈindijɒ]
* Hyphenation: In‧dia
* Rhymes: -jɒ

### Proper noun

India
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#### Derived terms

* indiai

### See also

* Afganisztán
* Azerbajdzsán
* Bahrein
* Banglades
* Bhután
* Brunei
* Ciprus
* Dél-Korea
* Egyesült Arab Emírségek
* Észak-Korea
* Fülöp-szigetek
* Grúzia
* India
* Indonézia
* Irak
* Irán
* Izrael
* Japán
* Jemen
* Jordánia
* Kambodzsa
* Katar
* Kazahsztán
* Kelet-Timor
* Kirgizisztán
* Kína
* Kuvait
* Laosz
* Libanon
* Malajzia
* Maldív-szigetek
* Mianmar
* Mongólia
* Nepál
* Omán
* Oroszország
* Örményország
* Pakisztán
* Srí Lanka
* Szaúd-Arábia
* Szingapúr
* Szíria
* Tádzsikisztán
* Thaiföld
* Törökország
* Türkmenisztán
* Üzbegisztán
* Vietnám

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Índia, from Old Galician-Portuguese India.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈintia/
* Rhymes: -intia
* Syllabification: In‧di‧a

### Proper noun

India n
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#### Related terms

* Inder
* Indiaaner
* indiaanisch
* indisch

### See also

* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Israel
* Nordkorea
* Palëstina
* Russland
* Schapong
* Siedkorea
* Siria ~ Sirje
* Viëtnam

### References

* ↑ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “India”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 81, column 1

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hi$^n$dūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɪndia̯]
* Hyphenation: In‧dia

### Proper noun

India
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### See also

* Afganistan
* Arab Saudi
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Filipina
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Jepang
* Kamboja
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgizstan
* Korea Selatan
* Korea Utara
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libanon
* Maladewa
* Malaysia
* Mesir
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Qatar
* Rusia
* Singapura
* Siprus
* Sri Lanka
* Suriah
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor Leste
* Tiongkok
* Turki
* Turkmenistan
* Uni Emirat Arab
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yaman
* Yordania

### Further reading

* “India” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Индия (Indija).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈindiɑ/, [ˈinde̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈindiɑ/, [ˈintiɑ]
* Rhymes: -indeː, -indiɑ
* Hyphenation: In‧di‧a

### Noun

India
* India (a country in Asia)
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 123:Anglian päävladenjat ollaa India, Australia, Lounatafrikan sojuza, Kanada.England's main subjects are India, Australia, South African Union, Canada.

#### Declension
## Irish
### Etymology

Latin India

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪnʲdʲiə/

### Proper noun

An India f (genitive na hIndia, nominative plural na hIndiacha)
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#### Usage notes

Always preceded by the definite article.

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
India
Indiacha
vocative
a India
a Indiacha
genitive
India
Indiacha
dative
India
Indiacha
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an India
na hIndiacha
genitive
na hIndia
na nIndiacha
dative
leis an India don India
leis na hIndiacha :

#### Derived terms

* fo-ilchríoch na hIndia f (“the Indian subcontinent”)
* Indiach m (“Indian”)
* Indiach (“Indian”, adjective)
* na hIndiacha (“the Indies”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* “India”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “India”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin India.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈin.dja/
* Rhymes: -indja
* Hyphenation: Ìn‧dia

### Proper noun

India f
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#### Derived terms

* Indie
* indiano

### References

* ↑ India in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* daini

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “the Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hi$^n$dūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), of uncertain origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈin.di.a/, [ˈɪn̪d̪iä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈin.di.a/, [ˈin̪d̪iä]

### Proper noun

India f sg (genitive Indiae); first declension
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#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* Sicilian: Ìnnia

### References

* India in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* India in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Malagasy
### Etymology

Latin India

### Proper noun

India
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## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Latin India

### Proper noun

India
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#### Derived terms

* Indiahavet

#### Related terms

* inder
* indisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Latin India

### Proper noun

India
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#### Derived terms

* Indiahavet
* Bakindia

#### Related terms

* indar
* indisk

## Old English
### Proper noun

India m
* Alternative form of Indea

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

India f
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Índia.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Latin India

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

India f
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## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈinɟi̯a]

### Proper noun

India f (genitive singular Indie, declension pattern of ulica)
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### References

* “India”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hi$^n$dūš) (modern Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈindja/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪ja]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -indja
* Syllabification: In‧dia

### Proper noun

India f
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#### Usage notes

* The definite article is optional when referring to India in Spanish (i.e. la India).

#### Derived terms

* caña de la India
* cedro de la India
* jazmín de la India
* República de la India

#### Related terms

* indio

### Further reading

* “India”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English India.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

India
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    Synonyms: Uhindi, Hindi

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪndja/
* Rhymes: -ɪndja

### Proper noun

India f
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#### Usage notes

In older, more formal language, this country name is found preceded by the definite article yr.

#### Coordinate terms

* Affganistan
* Armenia
* Aserbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Bahrain
* Bhwtan
* Brwnei
* Cambodia
* Casachstan
* Catar
* Cirgistan
* Coweit
* Cyprus
* De Corea
* Dwyrain Timor
* Fietnam
* Georgia
* Gogledd Corea
* Gwlad Tai
* Gwlad yr Iorddonen
* Iemen
* India
* Indonesia
* Irac
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Laos
* Libanus
* Maldives
* Maleisia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pacistan
* Palesteina
* Rwsia
* Sawdi Arabia
* Singapôr
* Sri Lanca
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajicistan
* Tsieina
* Twrci
* Tyrcmenistan
* Wsbecistan
* y Philipinau
* yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig

#### Derived terms

* cnau'r India (“nutmegs”)
* yr India Ddwyreiniol (“the East Indies”)
* yr India Orllewinol (“the West Indies”)

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From English India.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /í.ŋ́.dí.à/

### Proper noun

Íńdíà
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