- a language or group of dialects of N central India. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and is closely related to Urdu
See also Hindustani - a formal literary dialect of this language, the official language of India, usually written in Nagari script
- a person whose native language is Hindi
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Hin•di
(hin′dē),USA pronunciation n.
- Language Varietiesthe most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, esp. its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- Language Varietiesa literary language derived from Hindustani, used by Hindus.
- Persian Hinduī
- Hindi, Urdu, equivalent. to Persian Hind, Hindu (compare Sanskrit Sindhu the river Indus; sense extended to "region of the Indus, Sind'') + -ī suffix of appurtenance; replacing Hinduee
- 1790–1800
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Hindi /ˈhɪndɪ/ n
'Hindi' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anna
- ayah
- babu
- bahu
- bandanna
- bangle
- banyan
- basmati rice
- bhaji
- bhang
- bhangra
- bharal
- Bharat
- bhindi
- Blighty
- bungalow
- chapati
- cheetah
- chela
- chintz
- chit
- chital
- chokey
- chop
- chuddar
- chuddies
- chukar
- chukka
- chutney
- coolie
- copra
- cot
- cowrie
- cummerbund
- cushy
- dabba
- dacoit
- Dalit
- datura
- dekko
- deodar
- desi
- Devanagari
- dhal
- dhobi
- dhoti
- dinghy
- ditty bag
- dixie
- doosra