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 2025 program will select four emerging directors to create short films in the Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil languages. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025 The Hindi film by Sandhya Suri is 100% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes (34 reviews) and shortlisted for the Oscar Best International Feature. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025 The Hindi remake is bigger and louder, but not necessarily better. Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025 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 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 15 Jan. 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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