What does Hindi mean?

Definitions for Hindi
ˈhɪn dihin·di

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Hindi.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Hindiadjective

    the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script

  2. Hindu, Hindi, Hindooadjective

    of or relating to or supporting Hinduism

    "the Hindu faith"

Wiktionary

  1. Hindiadjective

    Of or relating to the Hindi language.

  2. Hindinoun

    A language spoken in the Northern States of India. Also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. The word Hindi is borrowed from Persian into other languages.

  3. Etymology: From هندی, from هند, from सिन्धु + Persian adjectival suffix ی-.

ChatGPT

  1. hindi

    Hindi is one of the official languages of India, spoken by approximately 41% of the country's population according to a 2011 census. It is part of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family of languages. It's written in the Devanagari script and uses Sanskrit as its vocabulary base. Beyond India, Hindi is understood and spoken in several other countries, including Nepal, Fiji, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hindinoun

    the name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written

  2. Etymology: [Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hindi

    hin′dē, n. and adj. one of the languages of Aryan stock now spoken in Northern India.—Also Hin′dee. [Urdū, Hind, 'India.']

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HINDI

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hindi is ranked #41959 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hindi surname appeared 518 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hindi.

    83.5% or 433 total occurrences were White.
    6.1% or 32 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.8% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.9% or 15 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Hindi in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Hindi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Hindi in a Sentence

  1. Yashwant Sinha:

    The opposition has more powerful women leaders than the NDA, and therefore they will be able to carry conviction with voters generally, and with women voters, in particular, they should be very worried, especially after the defeat in the three major Hindi heartland states.

  2. Victoria Lautman:

    Finding stuff, even with a map in India, is tough, i usually ask drivers to ask locals because my Hindi is terrible. Then, you drive around in circles, sometimes for days, but eventually you'll find a stepwell. Sometimes it's unbelievably fantastic, sometimes you end up getting dropped off at a pit, with water in it.

  3. Keli Lee:

    That just goes to show the power of Hindi cinema, it's amazing the kind of reach we have in countries where people don't even speak English. Hindi transcends language and borders. We're just stories about life.

  4. Yashwant Sinha:

    They should be very worried, especially after the defeat in the three major Hindi heartland states.

  5. Mirza ghalib:

    Sufi/Sant Poetry resource in Urdu, Hindi & Roman scripts. Daily updated , Sufi kavya, Ghazals, Persian kalam, Persian Sufi poetry, Raga based poetry, Rubai, Khaliq baari, Qissa poetry, and more Sufi/Sant Books, Audio and Videos.

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