Hindoestaans
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindoestaan + -s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Hindoestaans (not comparable)
- Indian-Surinamese, of or pertaining to Surinamese people of Indian descent.
- Hindustani, pertaining to the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards
Proper noun[edit]
Hindoestaans n
- Caribbean Hindustani, an Indo-Aryan language based on Bhojpuri and Awadhi spoken in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago; especially Sarnami, the Surinamese variety
- Hindustani, the Indo-Aryan language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards