English Explanatory Dictionary

Hindi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
  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. All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
  4. A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.
adj
  1. In or relating to the Hindi language.
  2. Indian
name
  1. A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.

Pronunciation

hĭn-thi' /hɪnˈðiː/ hĭn'di /ˈhɪndiː/ /ɦɪn̪.d̪iː/ en-us-Hindi.ogg

Word forms

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i.

Related words

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