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

Examples of Hindi in a Sentence

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The project, produced by Supriya Yarlagadda and co-produced by Suniel Narang, is being shot simultaneously in the Hindi and Telugu languages. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 Still, Patole says, no other Indian publisher has approached him to make a version in any other local language, like Hindi. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024 In Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi, with English subtitles. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024 Stree 2, the Amar Kaushik horror-comedy in which Kapoor starred opposite Rajkummar Rao, broke box office records to become the highest-grossing Hindi film ever, surpassing Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024 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 26 Dec. 2024.

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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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