Hindu Definition

hĭndo͝o

adjective

Of or relating to Hinduism.

American Heritage

Designating or of the Hindus or Hinduism.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

noun

A person born or living in India or on the Indian subcontinent.

Webster's New World

A follower of Hinduism.

Webster's New World

(dated) Any native inhabitant of Hindustan, especially one of the Dravidian or Aryan races.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

pronoun

An origin of many religions including Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Hindu

Singular:

Hindu

Plural:

hindus

From Persian هندو (Hindū, “Indian, Hindu”), from Middle Persian hndwk' (Hindūg, “Indian”), from hnd (Hind, “India”), from Old Persian (hiⁿdu-, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindhu (“river”).

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Persian Hindū from Hind India Hindi

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition