HINDI Definition & Meaning

Hindi

[hin-dee]

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noun

the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
a literary language derived from Hindustani, used by Hindus.

Hindi

/ ˈ��ɪ�Ի�ɪ /

noun

a language or group of dialects of N central India. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and is closely related to Urdu See also Hindustani
a formal literary dialect of this language, the official language of India, usually written in Nagari script
a person whose native language is Hindi

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Hindi¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Hindi, Urdu, equivalent to Persian Hind, Hindu (compare Sanskrit Sindhu “river,” specifically the Indus river, with the extended sense “region of the Indus; Sind”) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; replacing Hinduee, from Persian �ᾱ�Ի��ī; Sind

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Hindi¹

C18: from Hindi �󾱲Ի�ī, from Hind India, from Old Persian Hindu the river Indus

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A police official told BBC Hindi that more arrests are expected as the investigation continues.

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"About 10 people have died in the stampede at the gates of the Chinnaswamy stadium," a senior police official told BBC Hindi.

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Over the past few decades, though, Marathi cinema lost its way, overshadowed by Hindi films from Bollywood.

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A majority of India lives in its villages, but Hindi filmmakers rarely talk about bringing the villages to their stories, says Ghaywan.

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A driver who had brought visitors from the capital, Srinagar, told BBC Hindi that he was pleading with those visiting not to "distance" themselves from Kashmir.

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hindgut hindmost

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