Hindi
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Persian هندی (hendi), from هند (hend, “India”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) + Persian adjectival suffix ی (-i). Likely influenced by Urdu ہندی (Hindi).
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Proper nounEdit
Hindi
- Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language.
- 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.
- (linguistics) All the lects in the Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
- (historical) A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Urdu, or Hindustani.
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AdjectiveEdit
Hindi (not comparable)
- In or relating to the Hindi language.
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- ISO 639-1 code hi, ISO 639-3 code hin (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Hindi, hin
Bikol CentralEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hindi
- a barangay in Bacacay, Albay in the Philippines.
DutchEdit
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Hindi n
- Hindi (language)
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).
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Proper nounEdit
Hindi n (proper noun, strong, genitive Hindi or Hindis)
- the Hindi language
NounEdit
Hindi m (strong, genitive Hindi or Hindis, plural Hindi or Hindis)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Hindi [masculine, strong]
NounEdit
Hindi f (genitive Hindi, plural Hindi or Hindis)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Hindi [feminine]
Further readingEdit
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Hindi
- Alternative form of Uhindi