hundi
See also: hundí
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindustani ہنڈی / हुंडी (huṇḍī).
Noun
hundi (countable and uncountable, plural hundis or hundies)
- hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East)
- a collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
hundi
- genitive singular of hunt
Icelandic
Noun
hundi
- indefinite dative singular of hundur
Ido
Noun
hundi
- plural of hundo
Old Norse
Noun
hundi
- dative singular of hundr
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī),[1] Hindustani हुंडी / ہُنْڈی (hunḍī).[2]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
hundi class IX (plural hundi class X)
Derived terms
- kitabu cha hundi (“chequebook”)
References
- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 169
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[2], volume 22, number 1, , page 4 of 1-10