Hindu Kush
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See also: Hindukush and Hindu-Kush
English
Alternative forms
- Hindu-Kush
- Hindukush
- Hindu-Kho (obsolete)
- Hindoo-Kush (obsolete)
- Hindoo-Kho (obsolete)
- Hindoo-Koosh (obsolete)
- Hindu-Coosh (obsolete)
- Hindoo Coosh (obsolete)
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُوکُش (hindūkuš), the etymology of which is uncertain.
- According to Ibn Battuta and popular etymology, it is interpreted as a compound of هِنْدُو (hindū) + کُش (kuš), which would mean "Hindu-slayer".
- Some interpret it to be a corruption of هِنْدُو (hindū) + کوه (kōh), which would mean “Mountains of the Indus / of India”, related to the term Hindkowan used to describe people living near the region who speak Hindko.
Attested in English from the 18th century.
Proper noun
- A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Translations
mountain range
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
- Hindu Kush (a mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Classical Persian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English multiword terms
- en:Mountains
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese multiword terms
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Mountains
- pt:Places in Afghanistan
- pt:Places in Pakistan