Indo-Aryan


[in-doh-air-ee-uh n, -yuh n, -ar-; -ahr-yuh n] /ˈɪn doʊˈɛər i ən, -yən, -ˈær-; -ˈɑr yən/

noun
1.
a member of a people of India who are Indo-European in speech and Caucasoid in physical characteristics.
2.
(def 3).
adjective
3.
(def 2).
4.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indo-Aryans.
adjective
1.
another word for Indic (sense 1)
noun
2.
another name for Indic (sense 2)
3.
a native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language

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