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English word origin

Etymology of Hindi

Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

In or relating to the Hindi language. · Indian

name

Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli. · The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. · All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. · A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.

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Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Likely derived from Tagalog or Central Bikol.

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