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Hindi¹
- /hɪnˈðiː/ UK
- /ˈhɪndiː/ US
- /ɦɪn̪.d̪iː/ India, South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪndi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi.
proper noun
- Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli. Farmer gave us the backstory on several of the words he’s invented, including “well walla,” a mix of English and Hindi. Well walla is a disparaging term for a Belter who acts like an Earther (well is for the “gravity well” of Earth, and walla means person in Hindi).
- 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.
- All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
- A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani. ‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’
adjective
- In or relating to the Hindi language.
- Indian
Hindi²
Where it comes from
Likely derived from Tagalog or Central Bikol.
proper noun
- A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hindoo, hindu, urdu, hindustani, india, indian, hindi-urdu, hindee, khariboli, hindki, hindko, hindavi, braj bhasha, rekhta, haryanvi, classical sanskrit
Translations
Every language
name language
| Español | hindi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 힌디어 hindieo |
| 日本語 | ヒンディー語 hindī-go |
| 中文 | 印地語 /印地语 yìndìyǔ, 印地文 yìndìwén |
| हिन्दी | हिंदी hindī, हिन्दी hindī, हिंदी भाषा hindī bhāṣā, हिन्दी भाषा hindī bhāṣā |
| Kiswahili | Kihindi |
| Português | hindi |
| Français | hindî |
| Deutsch | Hindi |
| Italiano | hindi |
| Ελληνικά | χίντι chínti |
| Română | hindusă |
| Русский | хи́нди xíndi |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Hin-đi, tiếng Ấn Độ |
| العربية | هِنْدِيَّة hindiyya, هِنْدِيّ hindiyy |
| עברית | הִינְדִּית hindít |
adj relating to the Hindi language
| العربية | هِنْدِيّ hindiyy |
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Talk about this word "Hindi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hindi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hindi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hindi "Hindi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hindi.Cite this
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title = {Hindi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hindi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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