Hindoestaans

Dutch

Etymology

From Hindoestaan +‎ -s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːns/
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  • Hyphenation: Hin‧doe‧staans
  • Rhymes: -aːns

Adjective

Hindoestaans (not comparable)

  1. Indian-Surinamese, of or pertaining to Surinamese people of Indian descent.
  2. Hindustani, pertaining to the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards

Proper noun

Hindoestaans n

  1. Caribbean Hindustani, an Indo-Aryan language based on Bhojpuri and Awadhi spoken in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago; especially Sarnami, the Surinamese variety
  2. Hindustani, the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards
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