Indicadj.¹n.

Brit.

/ˈɪndɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɪndɪk/

Forms: 1600s Indick, 1700s– Indic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Indicus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Indicus of or relating to India (in a broad sense: see discussion at India n.) or its inhabitants, Indian < ancient Greek Ἰνδικός Indian < Hellenistic Greek Ἰνδία (see India n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier Indian adj.

A. adj.¹

Of or relating to India or (more broadly) South Asia, Indian; esp. designating or relating to the Indian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Aryan.The Indic languages include Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali, and the modern languages Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepalese, etc.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [adjective]

Indian?1566

Indic1635

Hindustan1655

subcontinental1973

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic

Indic1776

1635 D. Person Varieties iv. 71 The great Ocean..which compasseth the earth..; so hath it divers denominations from the Coasts it bedeweth, as Britannick, Atlantick, Aethiopick, Indick, and so forth.

1776 J. Bryant New Syst. III. 591 By Abou-dad is probably signified in the ancient Indic language Taurus Peter.

1856 F. M. Müller in Oxf. Ess. i. 6 The Teutonic, Celtic, Windic, Italic, Hellenic, Iranic and Indic languages.

1877 G. Rawlinson Orig. Nations (1883) vi. 24 Indic civilization is supposed to have commenced about the same time with Iranic.

1911 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 32 36 The Indic and the Iranian languages differ greatly in their treatment of the IE. stopped consonants.

1973 Amer. Notes & Queries 83/1 Eliot began Ph.D. studies at Harvard, majoring jointly in the Indic and Philosophy Departments.

1993 D. Fontana Secret Lang. of Symbols (2003) 231 Indic religions generally put more emphasis on rebirth and the cycle of existence.

2002 D. Smyth Thai: Essential Gram. iii. 25 In some instances a word of Indic (Sanskrit or Pali) origin is used in preference to a ‘pure’ Thai word.

B. n.

The Indian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages; Indic languages collectively.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic

Inda1400

Indoisa1400

Indic1861

1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. v. 380 (table) Indic.

1899 School Rev. 7 467 We do not underestimate the value to the specialist of a knowledge of Indic.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 63 Indic..include[s] such great languages as..Bihari (36 millions), Bengali (50 millions).

1965 Language 41 109 In Indic, the perfect, whose function was originally stative,..developed..to a resultative.

1992 Word 43 56 Indic provided Sanskrit, the Prakrits, Bengali, Hindustani, and Romany.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† indicadj.²

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: indin n., -ic suffix; indinic adj.

Etymology: Either < ind- (in indin n.) + -ic suffix, or shortened < indinic adj.

Chemistry. Obsolete. rare.

indic acid = indinic acid at indinic adj.

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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic acids > [noun] > hypothetical

indic acid1889

1889 H. E. Roscoe & C. Schorlemmer Treat. Chem. III. v. 97 When indin is treated with concentrated alcoholic potash, it yields the potassium salt of indic acid, C₁₆H₁₁N₂O₃K.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	indic
释义	Indicadj.¹n. Brit. /ˈɪndɪk/, U.S. /ˈɪndɪk/ Forms: 1600s Indick, 1700s– Indic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Indicus. Etymology: < classical Latin Indicus of or relating to India (in a broad sense: see discussion at India n.) or its inhabitants, Indian < ancient Greek Ἰνδικός Indian < Hellenistic Greek Ἰνδία (see India n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier Indian adj. A. adj.¹ Of or relating to India or (more broadly) South Asia, Indian; esp. designating or relating to the Indian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Aryan.The Indic languages include Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali, and the modern languages Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepalese, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [adjective] Indian?1566 Indic1635 Hindustan1655 subcontinental1973 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic Indic1776 1635 D. Person Varieties iv. 71 The great Ocean..which compasseth the earth..; so hath it divers denominations from the Coasts it bedeweth, as Britannick, Atlantick, Aethiopick, Indick, and so forth. 1776 J. Bryant New Syst. III. 591 By Abou-dad is probably signified in the ancient Indic language Taurus Peter. 1856 F. M. Müller in Oxf. Ess. i. 6 The Teutonic, Celtic, Windic, Italic, Hellenic, Iranic and Indic languages. 1877 G. Rawlinson Orig. Nations (1883) vi. 24 Indic civilization is supposed to have commenced about the same time with Iranic. 1911 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 32 36 The Indic and the Iranian languages differ greatly in their treatment of the IE. stopped consonants. 1973 Amer. Notes & Queries 83/1 Eliot began Ph.D. studies at Harvard, majoring jointly in the Indic and Philosophy Departments. 1993 D. Fontana Secret Lang. of Symbols (2003) 231 Indic religions generally put more emphasis on rebirth and the cycle of existence. 2002 D. Smyth Thai: Essential Gram. iii. 25 In some instances a word of Indic (Sanskrit or Pali) origin is used in preference to a ‘pure’ Thai word. B. n. The Indian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages; Indic languages collectively. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic Inda1400 Indoisa1400 Indic1861 1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. v. 380 (table) Indic. 1899 School Rev. 7 467 We do not underestimate the value to the specialist of a knowledge of Indic. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 63 Indic..include[s] such great languages as..Bihari (36 millions), Bengali (50 millions). 1965 Language 41 109 In Indic, the perfect, whose function was originally stative,..developed..to a resultative. 1992 Word 43 56 Indic provided Sanskrit, the Prakrits, Bengali, Hindustani, and Romany. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † indicadj.² Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: indin n., -ic suffix; indinic adj. Etymology: Either < ind- (in indin n.) + -ic suffix, or shortened < indinic adj. Chemistry. Obsolete. rare. indic acid = indinic acid at indinic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic acids > [noun] > hypothetical indic acid1889 1889 H. E. Roscoe & C. Schorlemmer Treat. Chem. III. v. 97 When indin is treated with concentrated alcoholic potash, it yields the potassium salt of indic acid, C₁₆H₁₁N₂O₃K. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹n.1635adj.²1889
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