Indiske

Indiske is an inflected form of the adjective indisk used in Danish and Norwegian to describe things related to India. It functions as an attributive adjective before plural nouns and, in some contexts, before feminine singular nouns. It is not a standalone noun and does not by itself denote a people.

In everyday usage, indiske modifies nouns to indicate Indian origin, culture, or affiliation. Examples include indiske kultur (Indian culture), indiske retter (Indian dishes), and indiske filmer (Indian films). The form indiske agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies in these languages.

With regard to people, indiske does not serve as a demonym. The typical terms for people from India are separate nouns and vary by language, and those terms are distinct from the adjective indisk/indiske. In such cases, other forms are used to name individuals or groups from India rather than the descriptive adjective alone.

Etymology and linguistics: The word originates from the place name India. The adjective form indisk, along with its inflected variant indiske, is employed in Danish and Norwegian to express Indian origin or affiliation. This pattern is common in many languages that derive place-based adjectives from geographic names.

See also: India; Indians; Indian languages; Demonyms.