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[hin-dee] 
–noun
| 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. |
Origin:
1790–1800; < Hindi, Urdu, equiv. to Pers Hind, Hindu (cf. Skt Sindhu the river Indus; sense extended to “region of the Indus, Sind ”) + -ī suffix of appurtenance; r. Hinduee < Pers Hinduī
1790–1800; < Hindi, Urdu, equiv. to Pers Hind, Hindu (cf. Skt Sindhu the river Indus; sense extended to “region of the Indus, Sind ”) + -ī suffix of appurtenance; r. Hinduee < Pers Hinduī
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| Hin·di (hĭn'dē) n.
[Hindi Hindī, from Hind, India, from Persian, from Old Persian Hinduš, Sind, from Sanskrit sindhuḥ, river.] Hin'di adj. |
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Hindi
Hin"di\, n. [Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.] The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written. --Whitworth.
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Language Translation for : Hindi
Spanish:
pavo,
German:
der Truthahn,
Japanese:
七面鳥
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