"Hindutva" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /hɪnˈdʊtvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /hinˈdətvə/ [General-American], /hɪnˈdətvə/ [General-American]
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and further popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|hi|हिंदुत्व}} Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva), {{der|en|bn|হিন্দুত্ব|lit=Hinduness}} Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”), {{coined|en|Chandranath Basu|nocat=1}} Coined by Chandranath Basu Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hindutva
  1. (colloquial) Hindudom. Tags: colloquial
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  2. (colloquial) Hindu Rashtra. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Conservatism, Hinduism, Hindutva, Indian politics, Nationalism
    Sense id: en-Hindutva-en-name-YayVH3bq Disambiguation of Conservatism: 1 68 4 24 3 Disambiguation of Hinduism: 1 54 20 25 1 Disambiguation of Hindutva: 0 42 13 34 10 Disambiguation of Indian politics: 1 55 17 26 2 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 1 45 5 47 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 92 5 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 91 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 94 2 2 1
  3. The state or quality of being Hindu Categories (topical): Hindutva
    Sense id: en-Hindutva-en-name-qz6OXySl Disambiguation of Hindutva: 0 42 13 34 10
  4. The ideology of Hindu nationalism. Categories (topical): Hindutva, Nationalism
    Sense id: en-Hindutva-en-name-hgpDZQe3 Disambiguation of Hindutva: 0 42 13 34 10 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 1 45 5 47 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: H-pop
Related terms: Hindutvavadi, Hinduness, saffronization, Hindudom, Hindu Rashtra, bhagwa, sanghi, bhakt, nationalist, rashtravadi, Bharatvasi (english: online slang terms for Hindutva supporters, may sometimes be derogatory), swayamsevak (alt: a member of RSS, a Hindutva paramilitary organisation), chaddi (english: derogatory online slang term for Hindutva supporters)

Noun [English]

IPA: /hɪnˈdʊtvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /hinˈdətvə/ [General-American], /hɪnˈdətvə/ [General-American] Forms: Hindutvas [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and further popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|hi|हिंदुत्व}} Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva), {{der|en|bn|হিন্দুত্ব|lit=Hinduness}} Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”), {{coined|en|Chandranath Basu|nocat=1}} Coined by Chandranath Basu Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hindutva (plural Hindutvas)
  1. (informal) A member of a Hindutva group or a supporter of Hindutva. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Hindutva
    Sense id: en-Hindutva-en-noun-DcValHKb Disambiguation of Hindutva: 0 42 13 34 10

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  "etymology_text": "Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and further popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hindutvas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hindutva (plural Hindutvas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of a Hindutva group or a supporter of Hindutva."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A member of a Hindutva group or a supporter of Hindutva."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪnˈdʊtvə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hinˈdətvə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪnˈdətvə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hindutva"
  ],
  "word": "Hindutva"
}

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