Hindi

noun

Hin·​di ˈhin-(ˌ)dē 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Rather than chart her full life, the Hindi-language film, starring Sneha Kumari in the title role, isolates a single 48-hour standoff in which 2,000 armed police and paramilitary personnel surrounded a village to capture her, then 17 years old. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Audiences in Canada and the UK will have access to the 24×7 Live Feed, while Canadian consumers will able to watch Bigg Boss Hindi seven days ahead of its TV broadcast. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Arabic, Hindi and Thai deployments can cost a multiple of your English projections purely because of tokenization. — Faisal Saeed, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Every new title will carry English subtitles and dubbing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu hindī, from Hind India, from Persian

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Hindi

• indie
• lindy
• sindhi
• windy

Kids Definition

Hindi

noun

Hin·​di ˈhin-(ˌ)dē 

: an official language of northern India

Hindi adjective