Hindistan
/hindistan/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'India' is translated into Turkish as Hindistan.
Hindistan is used to refer to the country of India. It is the most common and widely used term for the country in Turkish.
Meaning: the country (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
Because Hindistan is a proper noun, you must use an apostrophe before adding any case suffixes. For example, to say 'to India', use Hindistan'a (dative case), to say 'in India', use Hindistan'da (locative case) and to say 'from India', use Hindistan'dan. The genitive case suffix, used to say 'India's' or 'of India', is written as Hindistan'ın.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /hindistan/. The [h] sound is like the [h] in [h]ome, the [i] sound is like the [ee] in cr[ee]k, the [n] sound is like the [n] in [n]ot and the [s] sound is like the [s] in [s]end.
Did you know?
- In Turkish, the word Hint is also used in the term Hint kumaşı, which refers to a high-quality fabric and appears in a common idiom about being 'rare' or 'special'.
- The word Hindistan entered Turkish via Ottoman Turkish, which borrowed the term from Persian sources based on the Sanskrit word 'Sindhu' for the Indus River.
- The suffix -stan in Hindistan comes from Persian and means 'land of' or 'place of'. This same suffix appears in several other Central Asian country names used in Turkish.
Examples in context
- Bay White Hindistan'a gitti.Mr. White has gone to India.This sentence shows how to use Hindistan with the dative case to indicate movement to a destination.Tatoeba #1504911 by duran, translation #1448409 by CN
- Hindistan'a bir geziye gittim.I was on a trip to India.This sentence demonstrates the use of Hindistan to indicate a trip to the country.Tatoeba #1285139 by duran, translation #253192 by CN
- Hindistan'da birçok nehir var.There are many rivers in India.This sentence shows how to use Hindistan with the locative case to indicate being within the country.Tatoeba #4134798 by duran, translation #4025306 by eeyinn
- Türkiye'den Hindistan'a gidiyorumI'm going from Turkey to India
- 125 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their future travel plans in a cafe.
- EmreHindistan'a gitmek ister misin?Do you want to go to India?
- MerveEvet, orayı çok merak ediyorum.Yes, I am very curious about it.
- EmreHindistan çok büyük bir ülke.India is a very large country.
- MerveKesinlikle, çok gezilecek yer var.Definitely, there are many places to visit.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “india” translations and entries Hindistan, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Hindistan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
