the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
杜鹃
dù juān
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟) / Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)
国大
Guó Dà
abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
酋长
qiú zhǎng
headman (of primitive people) / tribal chief / used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir
Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia
班加罗尔
Bān jiā luó ěr
Bangalore, capital of southwest Indian state Karnataka 卡納塔克邦|卡纳塔克邦[Ka3 na4 ta3 ke4 bang1]
莫迪
Mò dí
Modi (name) / Narendra Modi (1950-), Indian BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People's Party) politician, Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001, PM from 2014
钦奈
Qīn nài
Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦|泰米尔纳德邦[Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2 bang1] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯|马德拉斯[Ma3 de2 la1 si1]
古杰拉尔
Gǔ jié lā ěr
Gujral (name) / Inder Kumar Gujral (1919-2012), Indian Janata politician, prime minister 1997-1998
尼赫鲁
Ní hè lǔ
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), Indian politician, first prime minister 1947-1964
梨俱吠陀
Lí jù fèi tuó
Rigveda, Indian religious poem
柯棣华
Kē dì huá
Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910-1942), one of five Indian doctors sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War
泰米尔纳德邦
Tài mǐ ěr Nà dé bāng
Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
印度音乐
Yìn dù yīn yuè
Bhangra, Indian music (music genre)
中央邦
zhōng yāng bāng
Madhya Pradesh, central Indian state
乃堆拉
Nǎi duī lā
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)
乃堆拉山口
Nǎi duī lā shān kǒu
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)
Patil (name) / Pratibha Patil (1934-), female Indian Congress Party politician, president of India 2007-2012
摩喉罗伽
mó hóu luó jiā
Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law
摩诃婆罗多
Mó hē pó luó duō
Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[Luo2 mo2 yan3 na4], possibly originally c. 4th century BC
查戈斯群岛
Chá gē sī Qún dǎo
Chagos Archipelago, coral archipelago in tropical Indian Ocean, with Diego Garcia 迪戈·加西亞島|迪戈·加西亚岛[Di2 ge1 · / Jia1 xi1 ya4 Dao3] as largest island
梨俱吠陀
lí jū fèi tuó
Rigveda, Indian religious poem
毗耶娑
Pí yē suō
Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it
泰米尔纳德
Tài mǐ ěr Nà dé
Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
留尼汪
Liú ní wāng
Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)