Indus
Syllables: In·dus/ˈɪn.dəs/
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Indus proper noun: a major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
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Indus
- A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
- In summer the Indus can spread as wide as five miles, covering most oft the valley seen here.1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, pages 528-529
- The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have burst their banks following record rains and glacier melt.2022 August 28, “Pakistan's south braces for another deluge as northern rivers swell”, in France 24, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022, Asia / Pacific
Proper noun (2)
Indus
- A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
Proper noun (3)
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Indus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Indus in Hindi
- the river
- सिन्धु sindhu, सिन्ध sindh, सिंधु sindhu, सिंध sindh, सिन्ध नदी sindh nadī, सिंध नदी sindh nadī
Indus in Tamil
- the river
- சிந்து cintu
Indus in Marathi
- the river
- सिन्धु sindhu
Indus in Urdu
- the river
- سِنْدھ sindh, دریائے سندھ dariyā-ē sindh
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- Indus in Bengali
- সিন্ধু śindhu
- Indus in Telugu
- సింధూ sindhū
- Indus in Malayalam
- സിന്ധു sindhu
- Indus in Punjabi
- ਸਿੰਧ sindh, سِنْدھ sindh
- Indus in Gujarati
- સિંધુ sindhu
- Indus in Sanskrit
- सिन्धु sindhu
- Indus in Pashto
- اباسین Abâsin
- Indus in Arabic
- نَهْر الْسِنْد nahr al-sind, الْهِنْدِيّ al-hindiyy
- Indus in Malay
- Indus
- Indus in Indonesian
- Indus
- Indus in Persian
- سند send
- Indus in Thai
- สินธุ sǐn-tú
- Indus in Vietnamese
- Sông Ấn
- Indus in Myanmar
- သိန္ဓု sindhu.
- Sindhi
- سِنْڌُو sindhū
Origin of Indus
Borrowed from Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hiⁿduš/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬎 (hiṇdu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš or borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) (whence Sindh). Another explication relates the origin of Indus to Indra which itself derives from the root indu, i.e. " water place or water spirit".
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin Indus (“Indian”), commemorating American Indians.
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Questions about Indus
- What does Indus mean?
- Indus means a major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
- What is Indus in Hindi?
- Indus in Hindi is सिन्धु (sindhu), सिन्ध (sindh), सिंधु (sindhu). See Indus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Indus?
- Indus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Indus?
- Indus is pronounced /ˈɪn.dəs/ (UK).
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