हिंदुस्तानी

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستانی (hindūstānī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑː.niː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪äː.niː]

Adjective

हिंदुस्तानी • (hindustānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. (relational) India

Noun

हिंदुस्तानी • (hindustānī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. a person from India
  2. (historical) a South Asian

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Proper noun

हिंदुस्तानी • (hindustānī) f

  1. Hindustani (language); Hindi-Urdu

Declension

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