هندوکوه

See also: هندوكوه and ہندوکوہ

Persian

Etymology

Compound of هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu”) +‎ کوه (kōh, “mountain”), literally “mountain of the Hindus”.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɪn̪.d̪uː.kʰóːʱ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪn̪.d̪uː.kʰóː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔin̪.d̪u.kʰʊ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? hindūkōh
Dari reading? hindūkōh
Iranian reading? hendukuh
Tajik reading? hinduküh

Noun

هندوکوه • (hindūkōh / hendukuh) (Tajik spelling Ҳиндукӯҳ)

  1. synonym of هِنْدُوکُش (hindūkuš)

Descendants

  • → Chagatai: هندوکوه (hindukoh)
    • Uzbek: Hindukoʻh
  • → English: Hindukoh, Hindu-Koh, Hindu Koh
  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: ہِنْدُوکوہ (hindūkoh)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: هندوكوه (hindukuh)
    • Turkish: Hindukuh

References

  1. ^ Reclus, Élisée (1885), Keane, A. H., editor, The Earth and Its Inhabitants, volume 4, New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 19
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