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The following article discusses the difference between the Spanish terms '''indio,''' '''hindú''', and '''hinduista''' and compares them to the English terms '''Indian''' and '''Hindu'''.
'''Indian''' and '''Hindu''' are English words that are often confused.


In Spanish the term ''hindú'' differs from, and also has points in common with, ''indio''. The RAE defines "indio" as the native person of India. In another sense, it refers to the indigenous peoples or races of The Americas. On the other hand, 'hindú' is the person who professes Hinduism, although it has also been renamed as belonging to or relating to Hindustan: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal. Therefore, the RAE recommends that if "hindú" is to be used as a Gentilic (or name of the inhabitants), it should not create confusion with its religious sense, in which case 'indio' should be used to refer to the native of India. To avoid confusion with the dual meaning of ''hindú'', the term ''hinduista'' has been created for specifically religious use.
The term ''Indian'' differs from, but also has points in common with, ''Hindu''. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "Indian" as "a native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies."<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian</ref> The term can also be used for "American Indians," which the dictionary defines as "a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere except often certain peoples (such as the Yupik and Inuit) who live in arctic regions."<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/American%20Indian</ref>


Many of the Wiki's articles in Spanish are translations from English, where the term ''Hindu'' is used, which, as in Spanish, has the double meaning of adherent to Hinduism and native of Hindustan. ''Indian'' is also used, also with the dual meaning of native of India and of the indigenous tribes of The Americas.
On the other hand, "Hindu" is defined as "an adherent of [[Hinduism]]," but in a second meaning it also refers to "a native or inhabitant of India."<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindu</ref>


So, here the word ''hindú'' has been kept as a translation of ''Hindu'', and ''Indio'' for ''Indian''.
Many of the Wiki's articles use the term ''Hindu'' with the double meaning of adherent to Hinduism and native of India. ''Indian'' is also used, also with the dual meaning of native of India and of the indigenous tribes of the Americas.
 
It is worth mentioning that in the English language, unlike Spanish with the term ''hinduista'', there is not a word that only designates someone who professes Hinduism.


==See also==
==See also==
In the RAE
'''hindú''' [https://dle.rae.es/hind%C3%BA];[https://www.rae.es/dpd/hind%C3%BA]
'''indio''' [https://www.rae.es/dpd/india]; [https://dle.rae.es/indio#LOv7pQg]


In The Free Dictionary  
The Free Dictionary  
'''Indian''' [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/indian]
'''Indian''' [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/indian]
'''Hindu''' [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/hindu]
'''Hindu''' [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/hindu]
== References ==


[[es: Indio]]
[[es: Indio]]
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 10 August 2022

Indian and Hindu are English words that are often confused.

The term Indian differs from, but also has points in common with, Hindu. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "Indian" as "a native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies."[1] The term can also be used for "American Indians," which the dictionary defines as "a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere except often certain peoples (such as the Yupik and Inuit) who live in arctic regions."[2]

On the other hand, "Hindu" is defined as "an adherent of Hinduism," but in a second meaning it also refers to "a native or inhabitant of India."[3]

Many of the Wiki's articles use the term Hindu with the double meaning of adherent to Hinduism and native of India. Indian is also used, also with the dual meaning of native of India and of the indigenous tribes of the Americas.

See also

The Free Dictionary Indian [1] Hindu [2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian
  2. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/American%20Indian
  3. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindu
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