Hindustani

or Hin·doo·sta·ni

[ hin-doo-stah-nee, -stan-ee ]

/ ˌhɪn dʊˈstɑ ni, -ˈstæn i /

noun

a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbreviation: Hind Compare Hindi(def 2), Urdu.

adjective

of or relating to Hindustan, its people, or their languages.

Also Hin·do·sta·ni [hin-doh-stah-nee, -stan-ee] /ˌhɪn doʊˈstɑ ni, -ˈstæn i/.

Origin of Hindustani

1610–20; < Hindi, Urdu < Persian, equivalent to Hindūstān region of the Indus, Sind ( Hindū Hindu + stān country) + -ī suffix of appurtenance

Example sentences from the Web for hindustani

"Salaam, Burra Dakktar," she said, lapsing into Hindustani and bringing the visit to an end.

Caravans By Night |Harry Hervey
She entered into further apologies and explanations in Hindustani.

Emily Fox-Seton |Frances Hodgson Burnett
This bird is sometimes wrongly called coolung by sportsmen; the Hindustani name for it is Karkarra.

Indian Birds |Douglas Dewar
However, a few forms of Hindustani bread are quite easily managed here, and will well be worth a trial.

The Khaki Kook Book |Mary Kennedy Core

Then the native witnesses who testified to his desertion of his post, his flight and capture, gave their evidence in Hindustani.

Life in an Indian Outpost |Gordon Casserly

British Dictionary definitions for hindustani

Hindustani

Hindoostani Hindostani (ˌhɪndəʊˈstɑːnɪ)

/ (ˌhɪndʊˈstɑːnɪ) /

noun

the dialect of Hindi spoken in Delhi: used as a lingua franca throughout India

a group of languages or dialects consisting of all spoken forms of Hindi and Urdu considered together

adjective

of or relating to these languages or Hindustan

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Hindustani

or Hin·doo·sta·ni

noun

adjective

Origin of Hindustani

Example sentences from the Web for hindustani

British Dictionary definitions for hindustani

Hindoostani Hindostani (ˌhɪndəʊˈstɑːnɪ)

noun

adjective