English Online Dictionary. What means indian? What does indian mean?
English
Noun
indian (plural indians)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”)
Adjective
indian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French indien. By surface analysis, India + -an.
Noun
indian m (plural indieni)
- Indian
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪndɪˈɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Noun
indian c
- Indian, American Indian (member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)
- Hyponym: (female) indianska
Usage notes
Less controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though amerikansk urinvånare appears for "Native American".
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: intiaani
See also
- blekansikte
- indier (“Indian (person from India)”)
References
- indian in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- indian in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- indian in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)