χίντι

Unadapted learned borrowing from English Hindi, from Hindi हिंदी (hindī) or Persian هندی.[1]
As neuter plural with article τα (ta), in the pattern of substantivised adjectives for language names; compare αγγλικά n pl (angliká, “English”).
As feminine with article η (i), by ellipsis of the noun γλώσσα f (glóssa, “language”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈçin.di/
• Hyphenation: χί‧ντι

χίντι • (chínti) n pl (indeclinable) or χίντι • (chínti) f (indeclinable)

1. Hindi language

   (indefinite -no article-, most frequent) Μιλάτε χίντι; ― Miláte chínti; ― Do you speak Hindi?

   (as neuter plural) Τα χίντι είναι δύσκολα. ― Ta chínti eínai dýskola. ― Hindi is difficult.

   (as feminine) Η χίντι είναι ινδοευρωπαϊκή γλώσσα. ― I chínti eínai indoevropaïkí glóssa. ― Hindi is an Indo-European language.

• Also found with capital first letter Χίντι.

• Colloquially and most frequently: ινδικά n pl (indiká) neuter plural of ινδικός (indikós, “Indian”).

• For Hindu see: ινδουιστής m (indouistís).

• χίντι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el