hindi — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

english, passable, spanish, unrelated, unwanted

VERB + HINDI

called, learn, learned, mine, speak, speaks, study, understand

HINDI + NOUN

daughter, delhi, movie, russian, urdu, walla

PREP.

from, in, in, than

ADV.

fluently

Definitions

name

1

Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.

Farmer gave us the backstory on several of the words he’s invented, including “well walla,” a mix of English and Hindi. Well walla is a disparaging term for a Belter who acts like an Earther (well is for the “gravity well” of Earth, and walla means person in Hindi).

2

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

3

All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.

4

A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.

‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’

adj

1

In or relating to the Hindi language.

2

Indian

name

1

A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — of or relating to or supporting Hinduism

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Farmer gave us the backstory on several of the words he’s invented, including “well walla,” a mix of English and Hindi. Well walla is a disparaging term for a Belter who acts like an Earther (well is

Wiktionary

02

‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’

Wiktionary

03

In India many girls are named "Nakusa" or "Nakushi", which in Hindi means "unwanted".

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04

It's a Hindi movie.

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05

India is called "Bharat" in Hindi.

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06

A friend of mine can speak Hindi fluently.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, hindi is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.