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/ˈɪndoʊ-ˈɑriən/ Listen

noun

Indo-Aryan n. A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.

adjective

Indo-Aryan adj. Pertaining to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.

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Etymology of 'Indo-Aryan'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Indo-aryan" Quotes from Famous Books

... of myth in Indo-Aryan literature are not hard to find. Why is dawn red? Why are donkeys slow? Why have mules no young ones? Mules have no foals because they were severely burned when Agni (fire) drove them in a chariot race. Dawn is red, not because (as in Australia) she wears a red kangaroo cloak, ...

— Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 • Andrew Lang

... is the lingua franca for the whole of India. An Indo-Aryan language based largely on Sanskrit roots, Hindi is the chief vernacular of northern India. The main dialect of Western Hindi is Hindustani, written both in the DEVANAGARI (Sanskrit) characters ...

— Autobiography of a YOGI • Paramhansa Yogananda