intialaisen

Intialainen is a Finnish noun and adjective meaning an Indian person or something related to India. The form intialaisen is the genitive singular, used to indicate possession or relation, while intialaiset is the nominative plural.

The word is formed from Intia, the Finnish name for India, with the common demonym suffix -lainen. This pattern is parallel to other demonyms in Finnish, such as suomalainen (Finnish) or venäläinen (Russian). The language distinguishes several cases and numbers, for example: intialainen (singular nominative), intialaisen (singular genitive), intialaista (singular partitive), intialaiset (plural nominative), intialaisten (plural genitive), intialaisia (plural partitive).

Usage and nuance: intialainen can describe a person from India or refer to Indian culture, cuisine, language, or other India-related attributes. Examples include intialaisen keittiön mausteet (spices of Indian cuisine) or intialaisen kulttuurin monimuotoisuus (the diversity of Indian culture). In a sentence about origin, one might say Hän on intialaisen syntyperää (He/she is of Indian origin). For possessive or relational needs in plural contexts, intialaisten and intialaisia are used.

Notes: as with any ethnonym or nationality descriptor, intialainen should be used respectfully and accurately, avoiding generalizations. The capitalized form Intia refers to the country, while intialainen remains lowercase as a common noun/adjective in Finnish.