Hindustani

== English == === Alternative forms === Hindoostane, Hindostanee, Hindoostanee, Hindoostani, Hindustanee, Hindustane, Hindōstāni (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === Hindustani (comparative more Hindustani, superlative most Hindustani) (dated outside of South Asia) Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna. (dated) Any thing related to Mughal Empire. (music) of or pertaining to Hindustani music. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Hindustani (plural Hindustanis) A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Hindustani The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived. The Delhi dialect of that language. (historical) The language which is now known as Urdu. (historical) The language which is now known as Hindi. ==== Synonyms ==== Hindi-Urdu ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Hindi, hin ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Urdu, urd ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Fijian Hindustani, hif ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Caribbean Hindustani, hns ⁠