Indic
noun
a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages that includes Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and many other languages of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; Indo-Aryan.
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Indic
1 American
[in-dik]
/ ˈɪn dɪk /
indic.
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abbreviation
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indicating.
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indicative.
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indicator.
indic.
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abbreviation
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indicating
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indicative
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indicator
Indic
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/ ˈɪndɪk /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Indic
First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin Indicus “of India,” from Greek Indikós; see India, -ic
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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
He studied Persian and Arabic literature at Patna, the centre of Indic Mohammedan learning.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
In regard to the Aryanhood of the hymns, the stand taken by these latter critics, who renounce even Bergaigne's slight hold on mythology, is that the Rig Veda is thoroughly Indic.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
In short, they read history backwards, for theirs is not the Indic way of dealing with gods.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
Doth, duth, 3d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Imperative, 281; —— tenses in, 94, 3; 281, 1; —— future indic. with force of, 261, 3. —— as protasis of a conditional sent.,
From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett
The sense requires lay, i.e. the 3rd p. s. pt. t. indic., but properly the word is the present participle, lying.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
Dost, dust, 2d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In the strong verbs the plur. of the pret. indic. generally has a different vowel from that of the sing.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Henry Sweet
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