हिंदुस्तानी

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستانی (hindūstānī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑː.niː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪äː.niː]

Adjective[edit]

हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. (relational) India

Noun[edit]

हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. a person from India
  2. (historical) a South Asian

Declension[edit]

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Proper noun[edit]

हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānīf

  1. Hindustani (language); Hindi-Urdu

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