ہندوی

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Urdu[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوی (hindavī); equivalent to ہندو (hindū, Indian) +‎ ـی ().

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ہِنْدوِی (hindvī) (Hindi spelling हिंदवी)

  1. (historical) of or relating to Indian people, or semantically their land and culture

Proper noun[edit]

ہِنْدوِی (hindvīf (Hindi spelling हिंदवी)

  1. (historical) Synonym of ہندوستانی (hindūstānī): Hindustani (language)

References[edit]

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “هندوي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • ہندوی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.