hindustani

English - Turkish

Definition of hindustani in English Turkish dictionary

hindistana ait

{s} Hindistan'a ait

{s} Hindistaniye ait

{i} Urduca

{i} arapça ve farsça ile karışık hintçe

{i} Hindistani

English - English

Definition of hindustani in English English dictionary

A person from India (historically the entire Indian subcontinent)

The name of the language which constitutes the Hindi and Urdu registers

Related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent

An informal (colloquial) language made by blending of Hindi and Urdu languages

{s} of Hindustan, of the Hindu areas of India; of Hindustan, of the people or language of Hindustan

{i} Indo-Aryan dialect commonly spoken in northern India

a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India

a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words

a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language

Hyphenation

Hin·du·sta·ni

Synonyms

hindi-urdu

Etymology

() From Hindustani हिन्दुस्तानी / ہندوستانی (hindustānī) هند (hend = Hindu) + Persian ستان (stān = land) + adjective suffix ی (ī) resulting in (hendustānī = land of the Hindus) hend is derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), Sanskrit name for the Indus River.