Hindi

noun

Hin·​di ˈhin-(ˌ)dē How to pronounce Hindi (audio)
1
: a literary and official language of northern India
2
: a complex of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects of northern India for which Hindi is the usual literary language
Hindi adjective

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Featuring Indian star Vicky Kaushal in the lead role, the Hindi movie scored more than $17 million in its second weekend, according to the latest Comscore report. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Well, Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap made a whole Hindi movie about that concept. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 The small state Kerala speaks a language called Malayalam, but the creative output from there is so high that movies and short series produced from there have the highest viewership in the Hindi belt, followed by Tamil. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 The series will stream in multiple Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, with English subtitles available for the global audience across more than 240 countries and territories. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Hindi

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu hindī, from Hind India, from Persian

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hindi was in 1782

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“Hindi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindi. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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Hindi

noun
Hin·​di ˈhin-(ˌ)dē How to pronounce Hindi (audio)
: an official language of northern India
Hindi adjective
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