Hindustani
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Hindustani
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Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) / हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī), from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَانِی (hindūstānī), from هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu, Indian”) + ـسْتَان (-stān, “land”) + adjective suffix ـِی (-ī). Equivalent to Hindustan + -i.
adjective more Hindustani · most Hindustani · Hindoostane · Hindostanee · Hindoostanee · Hindoostani
- Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
- Any thing related to Mughal Empire.
- of or pertaining to Hindustani music.
noun Hindustanis · Hindoostane · Hindostanee · Hindoostanee · Hindoostani · Hindustanee
- A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
proper noun Hindoostane · Hindostanee · Hindoostanee · Hindoostani · Hindustanee · Hindustane
- The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived. Swerg, in the Hinduſtànì language, means Heaven.
- The Delhi dialect of that language.
- The language which is now known as Urdu. Hindustani, or Urdu (i.e., camp language), is a dialect of Hindi, differing from it in its large admixture of Persian words, and in that it is usually printed in Persian or Arabic characters, while Hindi is commonly printed in Sanskrit letters.
- The language which is now known as Hindi. Of the several languages derived from the Sanskrit, none exercises so general and wide-spread an influence over India as the Hindi, or Sir George's Common Hindustani.
Similar: Hindi-Urdu
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Similar: Hindi-Urdu
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adj related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
| Español | indostánico, indostanés |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हिन्दुस्तानी hindustānī |
| Português | hindustani, indostani |
| Français | hindoustani |
| Deutsch | hindustanisch |
| Română | hindustan |
| Русский | индоста́нский indostánskij |
| العربية | هِنْدُوسْتَانِيّ hindūstāniyy, هِنْدُسْتَانِيّ hindustāniyy |
noun person from India or the Indian subcontinent
| Español | indostánico, indostanés |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हिन्दुस्तानी hindustānī |
| Português | hindustani, indostani |
| Français | hindoustani |
| Русский | хиндуста́нец xindustánec, хиндуста́нка xindustánka |
name language
| 한국어 | 힌두스탄어 hinduseutaneo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヒンドゥスターニー語 hindusutānīgo |
| 中文 | 印度斯坦語 /印度斯坦语 yìndùsītǎnyǔ |
| हिन्दी | हिन्दुस्तानी hindustānī, हिन्दवी hindavī, हिंदवी hindvī, हिंदुई hinduī, हिन्दुई hinduī |
| Português | hindustani, indostani |
| Français | hindoustani |
| Deutsch | Hindustani |
| Русский | хиндуста́ни xindustáni, хиндуста́нский xindustánskij |
| العربية | هِنْدُوسْتَانِيّ hindūstāniyy |
Talk about this word "Hindustani." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hindustani. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hindustani. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hindustani "Hindustani." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hindustani.Cite this
@misc{hindustani_2026,
title = {Hindustani},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hindustani},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
