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Hindustani

adj · name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: dated outside of South Asia

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Any thing related to Mughal Empire.

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Usage: dated

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3

adj

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to Hindustani music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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4

name

Meaning 4

The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived.

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5

name

Meaning 5

The Delhi dialect of that language.

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name

Meaning 6

The language which is now known as Urdu.

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Usage: historical

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name

Meaning 7

The language which is now known as Hindi.

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Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 8

A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

adjective

Meaning 9

of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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10

noun

Meaning 10

a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Hindoostani, Hindostani

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Hindi

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noun

Meaning 11

a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hindu, Hindoo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic

Narrower terms: brahman, brahmin, Kshatriya, Rajput, Rajpoot, Shudra, Sudra, Vaisya

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) / हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī), from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَانِی (hindūstānī), from هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu, Indian”) + ـسْتَان (-stān, “land”) + adjective suffix ـِی (-ī). Equivalent to Hindustan + -i.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هِنْدُوسْتَانِيّ (hindūstāniyy) — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Catalan: hindustànic — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Finnish: hindustanilainen — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • French: hindoustani — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Hungarian: hindusztáni — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Kashmiri: ہِندوستٲنؠ (hindōstạ̄n') — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Marathi: हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Portuguese: hindustani — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Portuguese: indostani — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Romanian: hindustan — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Serbo-Croatian: хиндустански — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Serbo-Croatian: hindustanski — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Spanish: indostánico — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Spanish: indostanés — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Urdu: ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) — related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent
  • Arabic: هِنْدُوسْتَانِيّ (hindūstāniyy) — language
  • Armenian: հինդուստանի (hindustani) — language
  • Bulgarian: хиндуста́ни (hindustáni) — language
  • Bulgarian: хиндуста́нски (hindustánski) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度斯坦語 /印度斯坦语 (yìndùsītǎnyǔ) — language
  • Czech: hindustánština — language
  • Czech: hindustánsky — language
  • Danish: hindustani — language
  • Dutch: Hindoestani — language
  • Finnish: hindustani — language
  • French: hindoustani — language
  • German: Hindustani — language
  • Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) — language
  • Hindi: हिन्दवी (hindavī) — language
  • Hindi: हिंदवी (hindvī) — language
  • Hindi: हिंदुई (hinduī) — language
  • Hindi: हिन्दुई (hinduī) — language
  • Hungarian: hindusztáni — language
  • Irish: Hiondústáinis — language
  • Japanese: ヒンドゥスターニー語 (hindusutānīgo) — language
  • Kashmiri: ہِندوستٲنؠ (hindōstạ̄n') — language
  • Korean: 힌두스탄어 (hinduseutaneo) — language
  • Marathi: हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) — language
  • Persian: هِنْدوسْتانی (hendustâni) — language
  • Polish: hindustani — language
  • Portuguese: hindustani — language
  • Portuguese: indostani — language
  • Russian: хиндуста́ни (xindustáni) — language
  • Russian: хиндуста́нский (xindustánskij) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: хиндустански — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: hindustanski — language
  • Ukrainian: гіндуста́ні (hindustáni) — language
  • Urdu: ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) — language
  • Catalan: hindustànic — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Finnish: hindustanilainen — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • French: hindoustani — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Irish: Hiondústánach — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Kashmiri: ہِندوستٲنؠ (hindōstạ̄n') — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Marathi: हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Portuguese: hindustani — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Portuguese: indostani — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Russian: хиндуста́нец (xindustánec) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Russian: хиндуста́нка (xindustánka) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Хиндустанац — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Хиндустанка — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hindustanac — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hindustanka — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Spanish: indostánico — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Spanish: indostanés — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Swedish: hindustani — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Ukrainian: гіндуста́нець (hindustánecʹ) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Ukrainian: гіндуста́нка (hindustánka) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
  • Urdu: ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) — person from India or the Indian subcontinent
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