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 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 This initiative, which supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, leverages a diverse network of academicians, researchers, tech platforms, and fact checkers. Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 The film is being shot simultaneously in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024 The channel carries a range of inspiring Indian stories, Hindi shows and blockbuster Bollywood movies. Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024 There’s the buzzy, sultry vibe on Friday and Saturday evenings, when fire dancers illuminate the darkened lounge and a DJ plays thumping music, Hindi remixes early in the evening and louder global club faves late at night. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024 That’s why English today has 1.5 billion speakers worldwide, compared to around 1.1 billion for Mandarin Chinese, 600 million for Hindi, and 550 million for Spanish. Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024 The scene with the lock is followed by a moving episode in which Jadu and his sister Lata, in order to improve her English, work together to translate a poem from Jadu’s college textbook into Hindi. James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

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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 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

Hindi

noun
Hin·​di ˈhin-(ˌ)dē How to pronounce Hindi (audio)
: an official language of northern India
Hindi adjective
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