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

Recent Examples on the Web The feature supports several, including English, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, and Spanish, according to a Google help page about the feature. Wes Davis, The Verge, 16 June 2024 But surprisingly, the BJP performed unevenly across the Hindi belt and suffered perhaps its biggest loss in Uttar Pradesh, where Modi inaugurated a Hindu temple in the city of Ayodhya just months ago, fulfilling a three-decade-old BJP promise and cementing his Hindu-nationalist legacy. Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 4 June 2024 So far, the feature supports the translation of Spanish into English as well as the translation of English to German, Hindi, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Emma Roth, The Verge, 21 May 2024 Nearby, people sit on the sidewalk speaking languages like Hindi and Russian. Paulina Villegas Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for Hindi 

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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

Dictionary Entries Near Hindi

Cite this Entry

“Hindi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindi. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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