Hindi

From Persian هندی‎ (hendi), from هند‎ (hend, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) + Persian adjectival suffix ی‎ (-i). Likely influenced by Urdu ہندی‎ (Hindi).

• enPR: hĭn'di, IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪndi

Hindi

1. Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language.
2. The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.
3. (linguistics) All the lects in the Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
4. (historical) A historical name for a dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Urdu, or Hindustani.

Hindi (not comparable)

1. In or relating to the Hindi language.

• Hindu
• Hindustani, Hindi-Urdu
• Urdu
• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hindi terms

• ISO 639-1 code hi, ISO 639-3 code hin (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Hindi, hin ⁠

Hindi

1. a barangay in Bacacay, Albay in the Philippines.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪn.di/

Hindi n

1. Hindi (language)

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndiː/

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Hindi n (proper noun, strong, genitive Hindi or Hindis)

1. the Hindi language

Hindi m (strong, genitive Hindi or Hindis, plural Hindi or Hindis)

1. Hindi speaker (male or of unspecified gender)

Hindi f (genitive Hindi, plural Hindi or Hindis)

1. female Hindi speaker

• “Hindi” in Duden online
• “Hindi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Hindi

1. Alternative form of Uhindi