Hindu

or Hin·doo

[hin-doo]

noun

a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.

adjective

of or relating to Hindus or Hinduism.

Origin of Hindu

1655–65; < Persian Hindū Indian (adj., noun), equivalent to Hind (see Hindi) + -ū adj. suffix

Related formsnon-Hin·du, noun, adjectivepro-Hin·du, adjectivepseu·do-Hin·du, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for pro-hindu

Historical Examples of pro-hindu

I find a recent pro-Hindu writer making virtually the same selection.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century
John Morrison
The perception of manifoldness is Maya or illusion, says a modern pro-Hindu writer.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century
John Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for pro-hindu

Hindu

Hindoo

noun plural -dus or -doos

a person who adheres to Hinduism

an inhabitant or native of Hindustan or India, esp one adhering to Hinduism

adjective

relating to Hinduism, Hindus, or India

Word Origin for Hindu

C17: from Persian Hindū, from Hind India; see Hindi

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Word Origin and History for pro-hindu

Hindu

1660s, from Persian Hindu (adjective and noun) "Indian," from Hind "India," from Sanskrit sindhu "river," specifically the Indus; hence "region of the Indus," gradually extended across northern India. The Hindu Kush mountain range is said to mean literally "Indian killer," and was said to have been the name given by the Persians to a pass where their Indian slaves had perished in winter, but this is likely folk etymology.