hundi

== English == === Alternative forms === hundee === Etymology === Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī), and Hindustani (Hindi हुंडी (huṇḍī) / Urdu ہُنْڈی (huṇḍī)), ultimately derived from Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā). === Noun === hundi (countable and uncountable, plural hundis or hundies) Synonym of hawala (“informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East”). A collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees. === References === === Anagrams === Hindu, unhid == Estonian == === Noun === hundi genitive singular of hunt == Icelandic == === Noun === hundi indefinite dative singular of hundur == Ido == === Noun === hundi plural of hundo == Old Norse == === Noun === hundi dative singular of hundr == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī), and Hindustani (Hindi हुंडी (huṇḍī) / Urdu ہُنْڈی (huṇḍī)), ultimately derived from Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā). === Pronunciation === === Noun === hundi class IX (plural hundi class X) cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) Synonym: cheki ==== Derived terms ==== kitabu cha hundi (“chequebook”) === References ===