I. ˈindik adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin indicus, from Greek indikos, from Indos India (subcontinent in southern Asia), Indus (river in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent) + -ikos -ic — more at india
1. : of or relating to the subcontinent of India : indian
2. : of, relating to, or constituting Indic
II. noun
Usage: capitalized
: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Sanskrit, Pali, the Prakrits, and related modern languages of India, Pakistan, and Ceylon (as Hindi, Urdu, Sinhalese) — see indo-european languages table
III. adjective
Etymology: ind ium + -ic
: of or relating to indium
IV. abbreviation
indicated; indicative; indicator