hundi

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hindustani ہنڈی / हुंडी (huṇḍī).

Noun[edit]

hundi (countable and uncountable, plural hundis or hundies)

  1. hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East)
  2. a collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees

Anagrams[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

hundi

  1. genitive singular of hunt

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

hundi

  1. indefinite dative singular of hundur

Ido[edit]

Noun[edit]

hundi

  1. plural of hundo

Old Norse[edit]

Noun[edit]

hundi

  1. dative singular of hundr

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Urdu ہُنْڈی (hunḍī) / Hindi हुण्डी (huṇḍī).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

hundi (n class, plural hundi)

  1. cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)
    Synonym: cheki

Derived terms[edit]