/hin"dee/ , n.
1. the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, esp. its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
2. a literary language derived from Hindustani, used by Hindus.
[ 1790-1800; Hind, Hindu (cf. Skt Sindhu the river Indus; sense extended to "region of the Indus, SIND") + -i suffix of appurtenance; r. Hinduee
Hindui ]