Hindustani
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
- of or pertaining to Hindustani music.
Noun
- A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
Proper noun
- The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived.
- The Delhi dialect of that language.
- The language which is now known as Urdu.
- The language which is now known as Hindi.
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