how to pronounce hindi

/ˈhɪndiː/

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hindi is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of hindi

noun:

Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of Hindustani.
The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.
All the lects in the Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.

adjective:

An Indian.
Of or relating to Hindi.

hindi frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hindi occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.