Hindustani

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links

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• Hindoostanee (obsolete)

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From Hindustani हिन्दुस्तानी / ہندوستانی (hindustānī) < Persian هند (hend = Hindu) + Persian ستان (stān = land) + adjective suffix ی (ī) resulting in (hendustānī = land of the Hindus) < hend is derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), Sanskrit name for the Indus River.

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Hindustani (comparative more Hindustani, superlative most Hindustani)

1. (dated) Related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent.

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Singular Hindustani

Plural Hindustanis

Hindustani (plural Hindustanis)

1. (dated) A person from India (historically the entire Indian subcontinent).
2. An informal (colloquial) language made by blending of Hindi and Urdu languages.

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• Ethnologue entry for Hindi, hin
• Ethnologue entry for Urdu, urd
• Ethnologue entry for Fijian Hindustani, hif
• Ethnologue entry for Caribbean Hindustani, hns