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Indish

Indish adjective: indian.

Adjective

Indish (comparative more Indish, superlative most Indish)

  1. (archaic) Indian
    • Our early popular ideas of the mildness and effeminacy of the Hindoos were derived from the Bengalees, and are by no means characteristic of the general population of India. The Indish race have a fair share of courage and energy.1856, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 80, page 237

Proper noun

Indish (uncountable)

  1. (India, colloquial) Any of various varieties of English spoken in India.

Forms of Indish

comparativemore Indish
superlativemost Indish

Origin of Indish

From Middle English indish, from Old English Indisċ. By surface analysis, Ind + -ish.

Blend of Indian + English.

Questions about Indish

What does Indish mean?
Indish means indian.
What part of speech is Indish?
Indish can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Indish in the dictionary

  1. indiscriminatory
  2. indiscussable
  3. indiscussed
  4. indiscussible
  5. indisetron
  6. Indish
  7. indispensabilities
  8. indispensability
  9. indispensable
  10. indispensable nation
  11. indispensable nations

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