Etymology

hundi

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Today it means: Synonym of hawala (“informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East”). Full definition →

Urdu ہُنڈِی (hunḍī) ← Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā) ← Hindi हुंडी (huṇḍī)
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The story

  1. Sanskritहुण्डिका (huṇḍikā)
  2. Hindiहुंडी (huṇḍī)
  3. Sanskritहुण्डिका (huṇḍikā)
  4. Urduہُنڈِی (hunḍī)
  5. English todayhundi

Borrowed from Hindustani हुंडी (huṇḍī) / Urdu ہُنْڈی (huṇḍī).

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