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See also: indo, indo-, -indo, indo', and Indo-

English

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Etymology

Clipping of Indo-European or Indonesia; from Dutch Indo.

Noun

Indo (plural Indos)

  1. A Eurasian person living in or connected with Indonesia, especially (historical) a person in the former Dutch East Indies who held European legal status but was of mixed Dutch and indigenous Indonesian descent, or a descendant of such a person.
  2. (informal, chiefly Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Indonesia (a country in Asia)

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Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of Indo-Europeaan (Indonesian-European), from Indo- (Indonesian) + Europeaan (European).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.doː/
  • Hyphenation: In‧do

Noun

Indo m (plural Indo's, diminutive Indootje n)

  1. a person of partially native Indonesian and partially European descent
    Synonyms: Indo-Europeaan, (derogatory) liplap
    Hyponyms: nonna, sinjo

Derived terms

  • indorock

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
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Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Indo (A person of mixed Indonesian and European descent), from Latin indo- (India, East Indies).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪndo/
  • Rhymes: -do, -o
  • Hyphenation: In‧do

Proper noun

Indo

  1. Indo-Europeaan: a person of mixed Indonesian and European descent
  2. clipping of Indonesia

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós).

Proper noun

Indo m

  1. Indus (river)

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Japanese

Romanization

Indo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of インド

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Indo m

  1. Indus (a large river in south-central Asia, rising in China (Tibet) and flowing through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus or Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈindo/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -indo
  • Syllabification: In‧do

Proper noun

Indo m

  1. Indus (a large river in south-central Asia, rising in China (Tibet) and flowing through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea)

Derived terms

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