How To Pronounce Hindu
Hindu
UK
Phonemic
/ˈhɪn.duː/
Phonetic
[ˈhɪ̃n.dʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/ˈhɪn.duː/
In British English, Hindu is pronounced /ˈhɪn.duː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɪ̃n.dʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɪn.duː/.
Hindu has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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