खड़ी बोली

Hindi

Etymology

Literally "standing speech", likely in the sense of "standard speech".

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɽiː boː.liː/, [kʰɐ.ɽiː‿boː.liː]
• Rhymes: -oːliː

Proper noun

खड़ी बोली • (khaṛī bolī) f (Urdu spelling کھڑی بولی)

1. Khariboli (the Hindi-belt lect from which Modern Standard Hindi and Modern Standard Urdu developed; the colloquial speech of suburban Delhi)