Hindustani
or Hin·doo·sta·ni
a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbreviation: Hind: Compare Hindi (def. 2), Urdu.
of or relating to Hindustan, its people, or their languages.
Origin of Hindustani
1- Also Hin·do·sta·ni [hin-doh-stah-nee, -stan-ee] /ˌhɪn doʊˈstɑ ni, -ˈstæn i/ .
Words Nearby Hindustani
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How to use Hindustani in a sentence
A parchment in Hindustani, given jestingly or ironically by a humorous old chap in orders and white linen and rhinoceros sandals.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath"I salute you," said our old guide at the Kutab Minar, speaking in his native Hindustani, which my friend interpreted for me.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeAs they approached, I knowing they could not get to any place other than my own, called out in Hindustani, 'Quon hai?'
Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'DonnellHe also plunged into Hindustani, and wrote grammars and books of devotion in those languages.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellNicholson, however, speaking in Hindustani, said: 'There is no possible excuse for such an act of gross impertinence.
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for Hindustani
Hindoostani Hindostani (ˌhɪndəʊˈstɑːnɪ)
/ (ˌhɪndʊˈstɑːnɪ) /
the dialect of Hindi spoken in Delhi: used as a lingua franca throughout India
a group of languages or dialects consisting of all spoken forms of Hindi and Urdu considered together
of or relating to these languages or Hindustan
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