हिंदी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- हिन्दी (hindī)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian هندی (hendi), from هند (hend, “India”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”). Compare Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪iː/
- Rhymes: -ɪnd̪iː
Noun
हिंदी • (hindī) m
- (dated) An Indian; a person of India
- Synonyms: भारतीय (bhārtīya), हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī)
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