Indic
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indicating.
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indicative.
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indicator.
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indicating
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indicator
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Etymology
Origin of Indic
First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin Indicus “of India,” from Greek Indikós; see India, -ic
Example Sentences
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“Dharma,” one of the great untranslatable Indic words, can mean “duty,” or “religion” or “vocation,” but it is fundamentally a duty to oneself, to one’s nature.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
“The Mahabharata is one of two ancient poems. It was written in Sanskrit, an ancient Indic language that is no longer spoken.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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The doctrine of the incarnation is thoroughly Indic.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn
This view, usually considered Iranian and Zoroastrian, is as radically, if not so emphatically, Indic.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn
The Gulistān and Būstān of Saʻdī, some maxims of Bhartṛhari and a few scattered fragments were all that was known in Europe of Indic or Persian literature before the end of the eighteenth century.
From The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Remy, Arthur F. J.
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