hundi
See also: hundí
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Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī),[1] and Hindustani (Hindi हुंडी (huṇḍī) / Urdu ہُنْڈی (huṇḍī)),[2] ultimately derived from Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā).
Noun
[edit]hundi (countable and uncountable, plural hundis or hundies)
- Synonym of hawala (“informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East”).
- A collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees.
- 2026 July 13, “How big temples guard their donations”, in India Today, volume 51, number 27, page 30:
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) runs one of India's most elaborate donation-management systems. With hundi offerings of Rs 1,738 crore in 2025-26—about Rs 4.75 crore a day—the temple has to replace 12-18 cash receptacles daily. The sealed hundis are moved under tight security to the Parakamani counting centre, where CCTVs monitor their opening in the presence of senior officials and vigilance staff. Cash is counted by machine, monitored in real time and deposited alternately with SBI and Union Bank. Jewels are valued by appraisers, sealed and sent to the treasury. Everyone is searched while exiting; TTD is now expanding automation to reduce manual handling.
References
[edit]- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000), Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 169
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002), “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[2], volume 22, number 1, , page 4 of 1-10
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Icelandic
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Old Norse
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Swahili
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Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī),[1] and Hindustani (Hindi हुंडी (huṇḍī) / Urdu ہُنْڈی (huṇḍī)),[2] ultimately derived from Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā).
Pronunciation
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[edit]hundi class IX (plural hundi class X)
Derived terms
[edit]- kitabu cha hundi (“chequebook”)
References
[edit]- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000), Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[3], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 169
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002), “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[4], volume 22, number 1, , page 4 of 1-10
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