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Hindi

Hin′di

,
Noun.
[Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.]
The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindus. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.
Whitworth.

Definition 2024


Hindi

Hindi

See also: hindi, hindí, híndi, and hindî

English

Proper noun

Hindi

  1. Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of Hindustani
  2. the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.
  3. (linguistics) All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages

Translations

Adjective

Hindi (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to Hindi
  2. an Indian

Translations

See also


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɪn.di/

Proper noun

Hindi n

  1. Hindi (language)

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Hindi n

  1. The Hindi language

Noun

Hindi m

  1. A Hindi-speaking person

Swahili

Proper noun

Hindi

  1. Alternative form of Uhindi

hindi

hindi

See also: Hindi, hindí, híndi, and hindî

Asturian

Noun

hindi m (uncountable)

  1. Hindi (language)

Catalan

Adjective

hindi m, f (masculine and feminine plural hindis)

  1. Hindi (pertaining to the Hindi language)

Noun

hindi m (uncountable)

  1. Hindi (an Indo-Aryan language)

Danish

Noun

hindi n

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

Finnish

Noun

hindi

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

Declension

Inflection of hindi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative hindi
genitive hindin
partitive hindiä
illative hindiin
singular plural
nominative hindi
accusative nom. hindi
gen. hindin
genitive hindin
partitive hindiä
inessive hindissä
elative hindistä
illative hindiin
adessive hindillä
ablative hindiltä
allative hindille
essive hindinä
translative hindiksi
instructive
abessive hindittä
comitative

Synonyms

  • hindin kieli

French

Noun

hindi m (uncountable)

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhindi]
  • Hyphenation: hin‧di

Adjective

hindi (not comparable)

  1. of, or relating to Hindi

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative hindi hindik
accusative hindit hindiket
dative hindinek hindiknek
instrumental hindivel hindikkel
causal-final hindiért hindikért
translative hindivé hindikké
terminative hindiig hindikig
essive-formal hindiként hindikként
essive-modal
inessive hindiben hindikben
superessive hindin hindiken
adessive hindinél hindiknél
illative hindibe hindikbe
sublative hindire hindikre
allative hindihez hindikhez
elative hindiből hindikből
delative hindiről hindikről
ablative hinditől hindiktől

Noun

hindi

  1. (singular only) Hindi (language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative hindi hindik
accusative hindit hindiket
dative hindinek hindiknek
instrumental hindivel hindikkel
causal-final hindiért hindikért
translative hindivé hindikké
terminative hindiig hindikig
essive-formal hindiként hindikként
essive-modal hindiül
inessive hindiben hindikben
superessive hindin hindiken
adessive hindinél hindiknél
illative hindibe hindikbe
sublative hindire hindikre
allative hindihez hindikhez
elative hindiből hindikből
delative hindiről hindikről
ablative hinditől hindiktől
Possessive forms of hindi
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. hindim hindijeim
2nd person sing. hindid hindijeid
3rd person sing. hindije hindijei
1st person plural hindink hindijeink
2nd person plural hinditek hindijeitek
3rd person plural hindijük hindijeik

Latvian

Noun

hindi f (invariable)

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

Lithuanian

Proper noun

hindi

  1. Hindi (language)


This Lithuanian entry was created from the translations listed at Hindi. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see hindi in the Lithuanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hindi m, n (definite singular hindien)

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hindi m (definite singular hindien)

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

References


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʲin.di/

Noun

hindi n

  1. Hindi (language)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English hindi, from Persian هندی (hendi), from هند (hend, India), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈd͡ʒi/

Noun

hindi m (uncountable)

  1. Hindi (language)

Related terms


Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

hindi m (Cyrillic spelling хинди)

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

Spanish

Noun

hindi m (uncountable)

  1. Hindi; one of the official languages of India

Swahili

hindi

Noun

hindi (needs class)

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)


This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at maize. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see hindi in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009


Tagalog

Alternative forms

Adverb

hindi

  1. no; not

Interjection

hindi

  1. no

Antonyms


Turkish

hindi

Etymology 1

From Arabic.

Noun

hindi (definite accusative hindiyi, plural hindiler)

  1. turkey (bird)

Declension

Usage notes

Etymology 2

Adverb

hindi

  1. Alternative form of imdi