I. ˌhindüˈstanē, -dəˈ-, -tän-, -tȧn-, -ni noun
also hin·do·stani “, -dōˈ-
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Hindi Hindūstānī, from Persian Hindūstān India
1. : Hindi, Urdu, and various vernacular dialects of northern India comprising a group of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms
2. : the dialect of Delhi and the region to the northeast of Delhi
3. : a form of speech allied to Urdu but less divergent from Hindi, used in some urban areas and formerly in the British army, and commonly written in the Roman alphabet
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
also hindostani | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to Hindustan or its people or Hindustani