Indic

[ in-dik ]

noun
  1. 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.

adjective
  1. of or relating to India; Indian.

  2. of or relating to Indic; Indo-Aryan.

Origin of Indic

1
First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin Indicus “of India,” from Greek Indikós; see India, -ic

Words Nearby Indic

Other definitions for indic. (2 of 2)

indic.

abbreviation
  1. indicating.

  2. indicative.

  1. indicator.

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British Dictionary definitions for Indic (1 of 2)

Indic

/ (ˈɪndɪk) /


adjective
  1. denoting, belonging to, or relating to a branch of Indo-European consisting of the Indo-European languages of India, including Sanskrit, Hindi and Urdu, Punjabi, Gujerati, Bengali, and Sinhalese

noun
  1. this group of languages

  • Also called: Indo-Aryan

British Dictionary definitions for indic. (2 of 2)

indic.

abbreviation for
  1. indicating

  2. indicative

  1. indicator

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