hindustani
Portuguese, noun
hindustani is spelled H-I-N-D-U-S-T-A-N-I (10 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hindustani is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Hindustani (language encompassing Hindi and Urdu)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, hindustâni is a different word: “alternative form of hindustani”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dialeto padrão da língua hindi, falado no Hindustão (Hindostão/Indostão), o mais usado na Índia e no…”.
What does hindustani mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedHindustani (related to the Indian subcontinent)
noun
- 1
masculineHindustani (language encompassing Hindi and Urdu)
adjective
- 1
alternative form of hindustani
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of hindustani
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao Hindustão; típico desse lugar ou de sua gente 2. de ou relativo ao dialeto hindustani
noun: 1. dialeto padrão da língua hindi, falado no Hindustão (Hindostão/Indostão), o mais usado na Índia e no Paquistão e um dos mais falados do mundo, tendo servido de base para os idiomas hindi e urdu
noun: 1. a pessoa que nasceu ou vive no Hindustão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hindustani
- hindustâni alternative
- hindustano alternative
- indostani alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hindustani
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hindustani in Portuguese?
hindustani appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).