official language of northern India
of or pertaining to Hinduism; of the official language of India
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Hindi Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.
hindi
\hin"di\ (?), n. [prop. a per. adj. meaning, indian, hindoo.] the name given by europeans to that form of the hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native hindoos. in employs the devanagari character, in which sanskrit is written.
Hindi is the second most spoken language in India, mainly in the north, and is also spoken in parts of Nepal.
The language is: Hindi
The language is: Hindi
Fijian Hindi is a simplified form of the Hindi language spoken in Fiji.
The language is: Fijian Hindi
The language is: Fijian Hindi
Noun
1. the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
(hypernym) Sanskrit, Sanskritic language
(hyponym) Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani
Adjective
1. of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
(synonym) Hindu, Hindoo
(pertainym) Hinduism, Hindooism
Hindi Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi (Devanagari: ; meaning "Standard Hindi"), High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardised and sanskritised register of the Hindi-Urdu language based on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the official languages of the Republic of India.
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