Indic

ˈɪndɪk

Definition

Definition of Indic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics

TECH.

branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages

TECH.

Sanskrit is part of the Indic branch.

Indo-Aryan

Indo-Iranian

Adjective

geography

Rare

pertaining to the Indian subcontinent

Rare

The Indic cultural influences are evident in this art..

Indian

linguistics

TECH.

relating to the languages of the Indo-Aryan group

TECH.

Sanskrit is an ancient Indic language..

Indo-Aryan

language

TECH.

pertaining to the Brahmic scripts used in India

TECH.

The Indic scripts are used in many Indian languages.

Devanagari

Indian

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Origin of Indic

Latin, indicus (Indian)

Terms with Indic included in their meaning

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Indo-Iranian

adj.

language

related to the Indic and Iranian language branches

Magadhan

language

subfamily of Indic languages

Prakrit

linguistics

any vernacular Indic language distinct from Sanskrit

Examples of Indic in a sentence

Linguists study the evolution of the Indic group.
The Indic languages share common roots.
Indic traditions have shaped the region's history.
Many Indic languages share common roots.
The Indic script was difficult for him to learn.
The Indic alphabet is complex and beautiful.

Many ancient texts are written in Indic languages.

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French:indique, indien, ...
German:Indisch, indischer Subkontinent, ...
Italian:Indic, indiano, ...
Spanish:índica, índico, ...
Portuguese:Índico, indiano, ...
Chinese:印度语支, 印度次大陆的, ...
Japanese:インド語派, インド亜大陸の, ...
Arabic:الفرع الهندي, هِنْديّ, ...
Hebrew:הַשָּׂפוֹת הַהוֹדִיּוֹת, תַּת-יַבֶּשֶׁתִי, ...
Russian:индоарийская ветвь, индийский, ...
Ukrainian:індійська, індійський, ...
Hindi:इंडिक, भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप से संबंधित, ...
Bengali:ইন্ডিক, ভারতীয় উপমহাদেশের, ...
Catalan:índica, índic, ...
Czech:indoárijské jazyky, indický, ...
Danish:indisk, indisk subkontinent, ...
Dutch:Indic, Indisch, ...
Greek:Ινδικά, ινδική υποήπειρος, ...
Hungarian:indi, indiai, ...
Khmer:ភាសាឥណ្ឌិក, ឥណ្ឌូទ្វីប, ...
Korean:인도어파, 인도 아대륙의, ...
Persian:هندی, هندیک, ...
Polish:języki indyjskie, indyjski, ...
Portuguese (BR):índico, indiano, ...
Romanian:indic, indian, ...
Swedish:indisk, ...
Thai:ภาษาอินดิก, อินเดีย, ...
Turkish:Hint dilleri, Hint, ...
Vietnamese:ngữ hệ Ấn, Ấn Độ, ...

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Definition of Indic - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

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