Hindoestaans

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Hindoestaan +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːns/
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  • Hyphenation: Hin‧doe‧staans
  • Rhymes: -aːns

Adjective

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Hindoestaans (not comparable)

  1. Indian-Surinamese, of or pertaining to Surinamese people of Indian descent
  2. Hindustani, pertaining to the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards

Proper noun

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Hindoestaans n

  1. Caribbean Hindustani, an Indo-Aryan language based on Bhojpuri and Awadhi spoken in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago; especially Sarnami, the Surinamese variety
  2. Hindustani, the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards