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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Chopra’s debut put him the map as a hell of a writer and director (as well as the son of Hindi film powerhouse Yash Chopra), ahead of a production career that reshaped the industry with his vision. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 Gemini Live, which was previously unavailable on Gemini through Google’s iPhone app or through a web browser, offers ten distinct voice options and supports 12 languages, including Spanish, Arabic, and Hindi, with more planned. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024 Anu, a more recent Hindi arrival from Kerala, is carrying on a clandestine relationship with, Shiaz (Hridhu Haroon), who is Muslim. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024 In Chicago, voters can choose to vote in one of 12 languages on touchscreen machines: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 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 5 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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