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Hindi (हिन्दी)
Hindi (IPA: /ˈhɪndi/; Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India.
Pronunciation
Hindi is pronounced as /ˈhɪndi/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Etymology
The term 'Hindi' is derived from the Persian word Hind, meaning 'Land of the Indus River'. It was originally used to refer to the people living in the region of the Indus River.
Related Terms
- Hindustani: A language that is the basis of both modern standard Hindi and Urdu.
- Devanagari: An abugida alphabet of India and Nepal, used for scripts of several languages including Hindi.
- Sanskrit: An ancient language of India from which many words in Hindi are derived.
- Bollywood: The Hindi-language film industry, based in Mumbai, India.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Hindi
- Wikipedia's article - Hindi
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