Hindustani language — ), also known as Hindi Urdu, is a term covering several closely related dialects in Pakistan and northern India, especially the vernacular form of the two national languages, Standard Hindi and Urdu, also known as Khariboli, but also several… … Wikipedia
Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) word etymology — Hindustānī also known as Hindi Urdu, is a term used by linguists to describe several closely related idioms in the northern, central and northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. It encompasses two standardized registers in the form of the… … Wikipedia
Hindustani — (Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी) is an adjectival form of Hindustan which originally meant people from the whole geographical region of Indian subcontinent, though latterly it is used mainly to describe a region in northern India, east and south of Yamuna… … Wikipedia
Hindustani classical music — Concepts Sruti • Swara • Alankar • Raga • Tala • Thaat • Gharana Instruments melody: Vocals • Sitar • Sarod • Bansuri • Sarangi • … Wikipedia
Hindustani — [hin΄do͞o stä′nē, hin΄do͞ostan′ē] n. [Hindi Hindūstānī, lit., dweller in northern India, Indian < Pers Hindūstān, lit., country of the Hindus < Hindū (see HINDU) + stān, a place, country] a major dialect of Western Hindi, used as a lingua… … English World dictionary
History of Hindustani — Hindustani, presently represented by the official languages of India and Pakistan, Standard Hindi and Urdu, originated during the Mughal Empire, when the Persian court language exerted a strong influence on the Indo Aryan dialects of central… … Wikipedia
Hindustani — /hɪnduˈstani/ (say hindooh stahnee) noun 1. the spoken language used as a lingua franca of northern India during the Mogul period, based on the native Indic dialect of Delhi with Persian and Arabic influences. Compare Hindi, Urdu. –adjective 2.… …
Hindustani — n. & adj. n. 1 a language based on Western Hindi, with elements of Arabic, Persian, etc., used as a lingua franca in much of India. 2 archaic Urdu. adj. of or relating to Hindustan or its people, or Hindustani. Etymology: Urdu f. Pers. hindustani … Useful english dictionary
Hindustani — Hindoostanee Hin doo*sta nee, Hindoostani Hin doo*sta ni, Hindustani Hin du*sta ni, a. [Hind. Hind[=u]st[=a]n[=i] an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hind[=u]st[=a]n India.] Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. n. The language of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Language family — See also: List of language families A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto language of that family. The term family comes from the tree model of language origination in… … Wikipedia
