Hindoestaans
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Hindoestaan + -s.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Hindoestaans (not comparable)
- Indian-Surinamese, of or pertaining to Surinamese people of Indian descent.
- Hindustani, pertaining to the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards
Proper noun edit
Hindoestaans n
- Caribbean Hindustani, an Indo-Aryan language based on Bhojpuri and Awadhi spoken in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago; especially Sarnami, the Surinamese variety
- Hindustani, the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards