Hindustani (redirected from Hindustanis)

Hin·du·sta·ni  (hnd-stän, -stn)

n.

A group of Indic dialects including the spoken form of Hindi-Urdu that function as a lingua franca throughout much of northern and central India.

adj.

Of or relating to Hindustan, its people, or the Hindustani language.

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Hindustani, Hindoostani [ˌhɪndʊˈstɑːnɪ], Hindostani [ˌhɪndəʊˈstɑːnɪ]

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) the dialect of Hindi spoken in Delhi: used as a lingua franca throughout India

2. (Linguistics / Languages) a group of languages or dialects consisting of all spoken forms of Hindi and Urdu considered together

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) of or relating to these languages or Hindustan

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hindustani - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India Hindoo, Hindu Hindustan - northern region of India where Hinduism predominates Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia brahman, brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" Kshatriya - a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste Rajpoot, Rajput - a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India Shudra, Sudra - a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste Vaisya - a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes
	2.	Hindustani - a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi Hindoostani, Hindostani Hindi - 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
Adj.	1.	Hindustani - of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

Translations

Hindustani [ˈhɪndʊˈstɑːnɪ]

A. ADJ → indostaní, indostánico, indostanés

B. N (Ling) → indostaní m

Hindustani

adj → hindustanisch

n

→ Bewohner(in) m(f) → Hindustans

(Ling) → Hindustani nt