Indish
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English indish, from Old English Indisċ. By surface analysis, Ind + -ish.
Adjective
editIndish (comparative more Indish, superlative most Indish)
- (archaic) Indian
- 1856, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 80, page 237:
- Our early popular ideas of the mildness and effeminacy of the Hindoos were derived from the Bengalees, and are by no means characteristic of the general population of India. The Indish race have a fair share of courage and energy.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editIndish (uncountable)
- (India, colloquial) Any of various varieties of English spoken in India.
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