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indigo

/ˈɪndəˌɡəʊ/IN-duh-goh
/ˈɪndəˌɡoʊ/IN-duh-goh

Meaningof the Indus

Common meaning: a deep blue dye

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritsindhusource
  2. Frenchindigosource
  3. Englishindigo‘a deep blue dye’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Sanskrit sindhu ‘of the Indus’.

Roots

  • sindhu Sanskrit “of the Indus”

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