हिन्दी

See also: हिन्दू, हिन्द, and हिंदी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪iː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː]

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) f

1. alternative spelling of हिंदी (hindī, “Hindi (language)”)

Declension

Declension of हिन्दी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	हिन्दी hindī
oblique	हिन्दी hindī
vocative	हिन्दी hindī

Noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) m

1. (dated) alternative spelling of हिंदी (hindī, “an Indian a person of India”)

Declension

Declension of हिन्दी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दी hindī
oblique	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियों hindiyõ
vocative	हिन्दी hindī	हिन्दियो hindiyo

Adjective

हिन्दी • (hindī) (indeclinable)

1. (dated) alternative spelling of हिंदी (hindī, “Indian”)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦin̪d̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: हिन्दि

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī)

1. Hindi (Indian language)

Declension

Declension of हिन्दी
	Singular
nominative	हिन्दी [ɦin̪d̪i]
accusative	हिन्दीलाई [ɦin̪d̪iläi]
instrumental/ergative	हिन्दीले [ɦin̪d̪ile]
dative	हिन्दीलाई [ɦin̪d̪iläi]
ablative	हिन्दीबाट [ɦin̪d̪ibäʈʌ]
genitive	हिन्दीको [ɦin̪d̪iko]
locative	हिन्दीमा [ɦin̪d̪imä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “हिन्दि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 639

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হিন্দী (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬷ (Balinese script)
• হিন্দী (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰰𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဟိန္ဒီ (Burmese script)
• હિન્દી (Gujarati script)
• ਹਿਨ੍ਦੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂱𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಹಿನ್ದೀ (Kannada script)
• ហិន្ទី (Khmer script)
• ຫິນ຺ທີ (Lao script)
• ഹിന്ദീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᡳᠨᡩᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘱𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠢᠨᢑᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧒𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐶𑐣𑑂𑐡𑐷 (Newa script)
• ହିନ୍ଦୀ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢶꢥ꣄ꢣꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆴𑆤𑇀𑆢𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖰𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖱 (Siddham script)
• හින්‍දී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚮𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஹிந்தீ³ (Tamil script)
• హిన్దీ (Telugu script)
• หินฺที (Thai script)
• ཧི་ནྡཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦin̪.d̪iː/

Proper noun

हिन्दी • (hindī) stem, f (New Sanskrit)

1. Hindi

   हिन्दीं वदामि। ― hindīṃ vadāmi. ― I speak Hindi.

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of हिन्दी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हिन्दी (hindī)	हिन्द्यौ (hindyau) हिन्दी¹ (hindī¹)	हिन्द्यः (hindyaḥ) हिन्दीः¹ (hindīḥ¹)
accusative	हिन्दीम् (hindīm)	हिन्द्यौ (hindyau) हिन्दी¹ (hindī¹)	हिन्दीः (hindīḥ)
instrumental	हिन्द्या (hindyā)	हिन्दीभ्याम् (hindībhyām)	हिन्दीभिः (hindībhiḥ)
dative	हिन्द्यै (hindyai)	हिन्दीभ्याम् (hindībhyām)	हिन्दीभ्यः (hindībhyaḥ)
ablative	हिन्द्याः (hindyāḥ) हिन्द्यै² (hindyai²)	हिन्दीभ्याम् (hindībhyām)	हिन्दीभ्यः (hindībhyaḥ)
genitive	हिन्द्याः (hindyāḥ) हिन्द्यै² (hindyai²)	हिन्द्योः (hindyoḥ)	हिन्दीनाम् (hindīnām)
locative	हिन्द्याम् (hindyām)	हिन्द्योः (hindyoḥ)	हिन्दीषु (hindīṣu)
vocative	हिन्दि (hindi)	हिन्द्यौ (hindyau) हिन्दी¹ (hindī¹)	हिन्द्यः (hindyaḥ) हिन्दीः¹ (hindīḥ¹)

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