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हिंदुस्तानी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستانی (hindūstānī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑː.niː/, [ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪äː.niː]

Adjective

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हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. (relational) India

Noun

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हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling ہندوستانی)

  1. a person from India
  2. (historical) a South Asian

Declension

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Proper noun

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हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānīf

  1. Hindustani (language); Hindi-Urdu

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