हिन्दी

See also: हिन्दू and हिन्द

Hindi

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Alternative forms

• हिंदी ‎(hindī)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): [ˈɦɪn̪.d̪iː]
• Rhymes: -ɪnd̪i

Etymology

Borrowing from Persian هندی ‎(hendi), from هند ‎(hend, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 ‎(hiⁿduš), ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु ‎(sindhu) or Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus ‎(“river”).

Proper noun

हिन्दी • ‎(hindī) f

1. The Hindi language.

   क्या आप हिन्दी बोल सकते हो?

   kyā āp hindī bol sakte ho?

   Can you speak Hindi?

   हिन्दी देवनागरी लिपि में लिखती होती है।

   hindī devnāgrī lipi mẽ likhtī hotī hai.

   Hindi is written in the Devenagari script.

Noun

हिन्दी • ‎(hindī) m

1. (dated) An Indian; a person of India.

Adjective

हिन्दी • ‎(hindī)

1. (dated) Indian.

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Marathi

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Proper noun

हिन्दी • ‎(hindī)

1. The Hindi language.

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Nepali

Proper noun

हिन्दी • ‎(hindī), pronounced हिन्दि (hindi)

1. Hindi (Indian language)