Hindi

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

• enPR: hĭnthi', IPA^(key): (UK) /hɪnˈðiː/, (Indic) /hinˈd̪iː/
• (US) enPR: hĭn'di, IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndi/

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  • Rhymes: -ɪndi

Hindi

2. Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
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. (linguistics) All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
5. (obsolete) A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.
   • 1988, Kaali Das Gupta Raza, Deewan-e-Ghalib, Sakar Publishers Private Limited, page 460:

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

     Teg of Hindi is Talwar; Pagri in Persian is called Dastar

Hindi (not comparable)

1. In or relating to the Hindi language.
2. (historical) Indian^[1]

• Hindu
• Hindustani, Hindi-Urdu

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hindi terms
• Urdu

Likely derived from Tagalog or Bikol Central.

Hindi

1. A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Baclayon, Banao, Bariw, Basud, Bayandong, Bonga, Buang, Busdac, Cabasan, Cagbulacao, Cagraray, Cajogutan, Cawayan, Damacan, Gubat Ilawod, Gubat, Iraya, Hindi, Igang, Langaton, Manaet, Mapulang Daga, Mataas, Misibis, Nahapunan, Namanday, Namantao, Napao, Panarayon, Pigcobohan, Pili Ilawod, Pili Iraya, Barangay 1, Barangay 2, Barangay 3, Barangay 4, Barangay 5, Barangay 6, Barangay 7, Barangay 8, Barangay 9, Barangay 10, Barangay 11, Barangay 12, Barangay 13, Barangay 14, Pongco, San Pablo, San Pedro, Sogod, Sula, Tambilagao, Tambongon, Tanagan, Uson, Vinisitahan-Basud, Vinisitahan-Napao — barangays of Bacacay

• ISO 639-1 code hi, ISO 639-3 code hin (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Hindi, hin ⁠

Hindi

1. a barangay in Bacacay, Albay in the Philippines.

   Nag-iistar ako sa Brgy. Hindi sa Bacacay, Albay.

   I lived in Brgy. Hindi in Bacacay, Albay.

2. Hindi or Hindustani (language)

   Hindi an pambanwang tataramon kan Indiya.

   Hindi is the national language of India.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪn.di/

Hindi n

1. Hindi (language)

Ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndiː/

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Hindi n (proper noun, strong, genitive Hindi or Hindis)

1. the Hindi language

Hindi m (strong, genitive Hindi or Hindis, plural Hindi or Hindis)

1. Hindi speaker (male or of unspecified gender)

Hindi f (genitive Hindi, plural Hindi or Hindis)

1. female Hindi speaker

• “Hindi” in Duden online
• “Hindi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Hindi

1. alternative form of Uhindi: India (a country in South Asia)