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hindustani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
hin-dus-tani
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

adj

Any thing related to Mughal Empire.

Dated

adj

of or pertaining to Hindustani music.

noun

A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

name

The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived.

name

The Delhi dialect of that language.

name

The language which is now known as Urdu.

name

The language which is now known as Hindi.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) / हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī), from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَانِی (hindūstānī), from هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu, Indian”) + ـسْتَان (-stān, “land”) + adjective suffix ـِی (-ī). Equivalent to Hindustan + -i.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: هِنْدُوسْتَانِی

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Hindustani (comparative) most Hindustani (superlative) Hindoostane (alternative, obsolete) Hindostanee (alternative, obsolete) Hindoostanee (alternative, obsolete) Hindoostani (alternative, obsolete) Hindustanee (alternative, obsolete) Hindustane (alternative, obsolete) Hindōstāni (alternative, obsolete) Hindustanis (plural)

Synonyms

Hindi-Urdu hindoostani hindostani hindustani language hindoostani language hindostani language hindu hindoo

Questions

What does hindustani mean?
Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
Where does hindustani come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) / हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī), from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَانِی (hindūstānī), from هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu, Indian”) + ـسْتَان (-stān, “land”) + adjective suffix ـِی (-ī). Equivalent to Hindustan + -i.

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