हिन्दी

See also: हिन्दू and हिन्द

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हिंदी (hindī)

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”).

Pronunciation

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

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 लिखी जाती है।

   hindī devnāgrī lipi mẽ likhī jātī 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

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī)

1. The Hindi language.

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Nepali

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī), pronounced हिन्दि (hindi)

1. Hindi (Indian language)