adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ hin-dü- ' sta-n ē , - ' stä-n ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu Hind ū st ā n ī , from Persian Hind ū st ā n India
Date: 1808
: a group of Indo-Aryan dialects of northern India of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms