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Traditional English :: Hindu
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hindutani.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a follower of Hinduism.
2 archaic an Indian. --adj. 1 of or concerning Hindus or Hinduism.
2 archaic Indian. [Urdu f. Pers. f. Hind India] |
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Traditional English :: Hinduism
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hindutani.html - n. the main religious and social system of India, including belief in reincarnation, the worship of several gods, and a caste system as the basis of society. Hinduize v.tr. (also -ise). |
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Traditional English :: Hindustani
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hindutani.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a language based on Western Hindi, with elements of Arabic, Persian, etc., used as a lingua franca in much of India.
2 archaic Urdu. --adj. of or relating to Hindustan or its people, or Hindustani. [Urdu f. Pers. hindustani (as HINDU, stan country)] |
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Traditional English :: hind(1)
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hindutani.html - adj. (esp. of parts of the body) situated at the back, posterior (hind leg) (opp. FORE). on one's hind legs see LEG . [ME, perh. shortened f. OE bihindan BEHIND] |
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Traditional English :: hind(2)
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hindutani.html - n.
a female deer (usu. a red deer or sika), esp. in and after the third year. [OE f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: hind(3)
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hindutani.html - n. hist. 1 esp. Sc. a skilled farm-worker, usu. married and with a tied cottage, and formerly having charge of two horses. 2 a steward on a farm. 3 a rustic, a boor. [ME hine f. OE hine (pl.) app. f. hi(g)na genit. pl. of higan, hiwan 'members of a family' (cf. HIDE(3)): for -d cf. SOUND(1)] |
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