Hinglish

English

Etymology

Blend of Hindi +‎ English.

Proper noun

Hinglish

1. A variety of English spoken by native Hindi speakers, using many Hindi words or constructions.
   • 1997 August 16, Sue Gaisford, “Radio: The soul of a nation finds utterance at last”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 18 January 2018:

     English still has a place, though usually in the form of Hinglish, a blend of Hindi and "the sort of language used by Rex Harrison and David Niven".

   • 2003 December 14, Amy Waldman, “In India, a New Heyday for English (the Language)”, in New York Times, retrieved 18 January 2018:

     "Today, young Indians in the new middle class think of English as a skill." . . . Many mix Hindi and English—Hinglish, it is called—often switching in midsentence.

   • 2014 January 19, Shobita Dhar, “Hindi fiction writes a new story”, in Times of India, retrieved 18 January 2018:

     However, a small band of writers is creating a niche for prose in everyday spoken Hindi and Hinglish, with contemporary themes and characters who are ambitious, bold and tech-savvy.

2. (colloquial) Hindustani written in the Latin alphabet, often also mixed with English words or phrases

Synonyms

• Hindish

See also

• Chinglish, a mixture of English and Chinese
• Denglisch, a mixture of English and German
• Franglais, a mixture of English and French
• Globish
• Ponglish, a mixture of English and Polish
• Spanglish, a mixture of English and Spanish