Hindi
noun
Hin·di
ˈhin-(ˌ)dē 
1
: a literary and official language of northern India
2
: a complex of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects of northern India for which Hindi is the usual literary language
Hindi
adjective
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In Chicago, voters can choose to vote in one of 12 languages on touchscreen machines: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
In the third installment, Bazmee retains the tropes of the first two Hindi films: a sprawling palatial mansion in which one room has been locked for years because it’s believed that a specter resides there; a royal family hiding secrets; the mysterious dancing Manjulika.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Heidi Klum as the goddess Kali in 2008 Klum portrayed a frightening version of Kali, the Hindu goddess of death, in 2008, courting controversy among those in the Hindi community.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The film embraces India’s linguistic diversity, featuring dialogue in Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi, along with documentary voices in Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Tamil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
In the third installment, Bazmee retains the tropes of the first two Hindi films: a sprawling palatial mansion in which one room has been locked for years because it’s believed that a specter resides there; a royal family hiding secrets; the mysterious dancing Manjulika.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Heidi Klum as the goddess Kali in 2008 Klum portrayed a frightening version of Kali, the Hindu goddess of death, in 2008, courting controversy among those in the Hindi community.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The film embraces India’s linguistic diversity, featuring dialogue in Malayalam, Hindi, and Marathi, along with documentary voices in Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Tamil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Hindi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindi. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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