Etymology

Hindustani

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Today it means: Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَانِی
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromهِنْدُوسْتَانِی
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todayHindustani

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.

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