Hindi
proper nounadjectiveproper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//hɪnˈðiː//
- United States//ˈhɪndiː//
- India//ɦɪn̪.d̪iː//
Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
proper noun
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Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
Farmer gave us the backstory on several of the words he’s invented, including “well walla,” a mix of English and Hindi. Well walla is a disparaging term for a Belter who acts like an Earther (well is for the “gravity well” of Earth, and walla means person in Hindi).
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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.
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All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
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obsoleteA dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.
‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi.
adjective
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In or relating to the Hindi language.
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historicalIndian
proper noun
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A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.
Etymology
Likely derived from Tagalog or Central Bikol.
Hindi · Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
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