Indo-Aryan

In·do-Ar·y·an

 (ĭn′dō-âr′ē-ən, -ăr′-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or being a member of an Indic-speaking people.

2. Of or relating to the Indic branch of Indo-European.

n.

1. A member of an Indic-speaking people.

2. See Indic.

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Indo-Aryan

adj

1. (Languages) another word for Indic¹

2. (Peoples) another word for Indic¹

n

3. (Languages) another name for Indic²

4. (Peoples) another name for Indic²

5. (Languages) a native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language

6. (Peoples) a native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language

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In•do-Ar•y•an

(ˈɪn doʊˈɛər i ən, -yən, -ˈær; -ˈɑr yən)

n.

1. one of the two major divisions of the Indo-Iranian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and other languages of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

2.

a. a speaker of any of these languages.

b. a speaker of the Indo-European language that was the ancestor of the ancient and modern Indo-Aryan languages.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to these languages or their speakers.

[1840–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Indo-Aryan - a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages Indic Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes Sindhi - the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India Indo-Iranian, Indo-Iranian language - the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups Dard, Dardic, Dardic language - any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan Nepali - the official state language of Nepal Prakrit - any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD Prakrit - any of the modern Indic languages
Adj.	1.	Indo-Aryan - of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations" Aryan, Indo-European

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