the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
a literary language derived from Hindustani, used by Hindus.
Origin of Hindi
1790–1800; <Hindi, Urdu, equivalent to Persian Hind, Hindu (compare Sanskrit Sindhu the river Indus; sense extended to “region of the Indus, Sind”) + -ī suffix of appurtenance; replacing Hinduee<Persian Hinduī
As recounted in the Hindi-language film Shakuntala Devi, available with subtitles on Amazon Prime, she could make complex mental calculations at a rapid-fire pace, even as a small child.
A documentary and a Bollywood film highlight two disparate paths in mathematics|Emily Conover|October 15, 2020|Science News
India’s Flipkart bets on free video streaming service and Hindi support to win next 200 million internet usersOn Friday, Madhavan Malolan announced CreatorOS, a platform that enables creators to build, manage and grow their businesses.
High-profile startup execs back Indian influencers platform CreatorOS|Manish Singh|October 9, 2020|TechCrunch
In Hindi and a number of other languages derived from Sanskrit, namaste is basically a respectful way of saying hello and also goodbye.
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The most notorious enforcers of honor codes are unelected “village councils,” referred to as khap panchayats in Hindi.
How India’s Honor Culture Perpetuates Mass Rape|Amana Fontanella-Khan|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Hindi, dhoom means blast, and this movie may indeed be a blast.
Locals used to teach British officers Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Persian.
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“Badmashi” means a “goon” in the Urdu and Hindi parlance of the subcontinent.
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UPDATE, Dec. 18, 2011: In Urdu and Hindi, languages of India and Pakistan, the word for "drama" is "tamasha."
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They use among themselves a dialect which appears to resemble a Hindi language.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
At the end of a brief talk in Hindi 44-7 which I was giving outdoors, the skies unloosed a sudden downpour.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
You draw the Monkey-god in pencil and then write Ram all along the lines in minute Hindi characters.
Beast and Man in India|John Lockwood Kipling
Hindi is also used as a comprehensive term for all the kindred dialects of Hindustan.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century|John Morrison
But the Hindi did not want to be left in the jungle, he said, but, after arriving in Unyanyembe.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hindi
Hindi
/ (ˈhɪndɪ) /
noun
a language or group of dialects of N central India. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and is closely related to UrduSee also Hindustani
a formal literary dialect of this language, the official language of India, usually written in Nagari script
a person whose native language is Hindi
Word Origin for Hindi
C18: from Hindi hindī, from Hind India, from Old Persian Hindu the river Indus