हिंदुस्तानी

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستانی (hindūstānī).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑː.niː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪äː.niː]

Adjective edit

हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. (relational) India

Noun edit

हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. a person from India
  2. (historical) a South Asian

Declension edit

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Proper noun edit

हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānīf

  1. Hindustani (language); Hindi-Urdu

Declension edit