
Hindustani
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
noun
(2) A form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
(3) A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
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Etymology
From Hindustani हिन्दुस्तानी / (hindustānī) < Persian (hend = Hindu) + Persian (stān = land) + adjective suffix (ī) resulting in (hendustānī = land of the Hindus) < hend is derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), Sanskrit name for the Indus River.
Adjective
- Related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent.