| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hin•di (hin′dē),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesthe most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, esp. its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- Language Varietiesa literary language derived from Hindustani, used by Hindus.
- Persian Hinduī
- 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
- 1790–1800
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hindi /ˈhɪndɪ/ n - 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 Urdu
See 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from Hindi hindī, from Hind India, from Old Persian Hindu the river Indus |