Himdustani, Hiṃdustānī: 2 definitions
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Himdustani means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Hindustani.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryHiṃdustānī (हिंदुस्तानी) [Also spelled hindustani]:—(a) Indian; belonging to central parts of India—esp. Uttar Pradesh; (nm) an Indian, native of India; a native of Uttar Pradesh; (nf) a theoretically existent style of the Hindi language which is supposed to consist of current and simple words of any sources whatever and is neither too much biassed in favour of Perso-Arabic elements nor has any place for too much high-flown Sanskritized vocabulary; —[saṃgīta] Hindustani classical music (as distinct from Carnatic).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHiṃdustāni (ಹಿಂದುಸ್ತಾನಿ):—[adjective] of, belonging, coming from originated in India.
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Hiṃdustāni (ಹಿಂದುಸ್ತಾನಿ):—[noun] a language of Muslim people in India and Pakistan, with the same basic grammar as Hindi but having many words derived from Persian and Arabic, and written with Persian-Arabic letters; Urdu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text (+144): Hindusthani, Gavayi, Pattekari, Dohara, Hindustani, Pandya, Panda, Bilaval, Deshyakapi, Devagandhara, Tilang, Bima, Rekta, Kucakamaca, Israju, Striraga, Chatiphoda, Shitaru, Hicadanem, Kucchalangoti Kuccharoti.
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