हिंदी

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हिंदी

/ɦɪn.d̪iː/ Hindi, Standard
[ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɪnd̪iː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī), from Arabic هِنْدِي (hindī). By surface analysis, हिंद (hind, “India”) + -ई (-ī, suffix showing relatedness).

proper noun hindī · ہندی · हिंदी · हिन्दी

feminine Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli. क्या आप हिन्दी बोल सकते हैं?
feminine 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.
feminine All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
feminine, historical A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Urdu. तेग़ की हिन्दी अगर तलवार है; फ़ारसी पगड़ी की भी दस्तार है।

noun hindī · ہندی · हिंदी · हिंदियों

dated, masculine an Indian; a person of India हिंदी हैं हम!
Similar: भारतीय, हिंदुस्तानी

adjective hindī · ہندی · हिन्दी

dated, indeclinable Indian
Similar: भारतीय, हिंदुस्तानी

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"हिंदी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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हिंदी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80

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"हिंदी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {हिंदी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}