"India ink" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪn.di.ə ɪŋk/ Forms: India inks [plural], Indian ink [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: From India + ink. Etymology templates: {{com|en|India|ink}} India + ink Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} India ink (countable and uncountable, plural India inks)
  1. A black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: China ink Derived forms: India-inky Translations (lampblack ink): տուշ (tuš) (Armenian), tuş (Azerbaijani), туш (tuš) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ĉina inko (Esperanto), tuĉo (Esperanto), tussi (Finnish), encre de Chine [feminine] (French), טוש (tush) [feminine] (Hebrew), tus (Hungarian), dúch Indiach [masculine] (Irish), china [feminine] (Italian), туш (tuš) [masculine] (Macedonian), nanquim [masculine] (Portuguese), tuș [neuter] (Romanian), тушь (tušʹ) [feminine] (Russian), tinta china [feminine] (Spanish), tusch [neuter] (Swedish), langking (Tagalog), туш (tuš) [feminine] (Ukrainian), mực tàu (Vietnamese)

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