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Indic

Indic

7.5
Relating to the languages, people, and culture of India and nearby countries
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪndɪk/
translation icon : indoeuropeo
  • Many scholars study Indic languages to understand the rich traditions of the Indian subcontinent.

Examples

  • T'étais son indic.

  • In both Islamic and Indic discourses of looting, the recontextualized icon, whether desecrated or venerated, affirmed the center while indexing the shifting periphery.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Don't leave accuracy to chance; get a professional translating agency for your Indic language translation of important medical documents.

    Blog text (30)
  • In one, the Hanunoo, most people learn to read and write an Indic script that made its way across insular Southeast Asia by about 1300 A.D.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The act of sex, among the ancient Irish, engendered energy in much the same way that the Indic Shaktis energized their divine consorts, the Indic gods.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The act of sex, among the ancient Irish, engendered energy in much the same way that the Indic Shaktis energized their divine consorts, the Indic gods.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In many pre-1916 writings, Royce had already exposed the need to unite the Greek, Hebrew, and Indic traditions about God as, respectively, the Good, the Righteous, and the Only Really Real.

    Academic text (1991)
  • For nearly three millennia, the guru has remained at the nexus of Indic society as a figure revered for his innate wisdom, for his vast knowledge of spiritual texts and practices, and for his status as a living receptacle for divinity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The university offers courses on various Indic cultures, including their literature and history.

  • The festival celebrates Indic art forms that reflect the diverse heritage of the region.

Synonyms

Indian
vsIndic
333 1.3

Relating to India, its people, languages, or culture

covers the wider subcontinent rather than only one country
Indo-Aryan
vsIndic
9.6

Relating to languages or cultures of a South Asian language group like Hindi and Bengali

is broader, covering subcontinent peoples and cultures beyond that branch
desi
vsIndic
  • Indian
8.4

Relating to the people and culture of India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh

is the formal term rather than an informal local label

Surface Forms

Indic positive

Etymology

Indic comes from an old word for India that means 'of India'. So, when we call something Indic, we mean it comes from or is connected to the languages, people, or culture of the Indian subcontinent.