Hindi

the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script

• Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani — a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

• Sanskrit, Sanskritic language — an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes