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Hindi

//hɪn.d̪i// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In or relating to the Hindi language. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Indian historical, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or supporting Hinduism wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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)."

  2. 2
    A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
  5. 5
    A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani. obsolete

    "‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’"

Noun
  1. 1
    the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is one of the main official languages of India; usually written in Devanagari script wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Likely derived from Tagalog or Bikol Central.

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