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Hinglish

Hinglish proper noun: a variety of English spoken by native Hindi speakers, using many Hindi words or constructions.

Proper noun

Hinglish

  1. A variety of English spoken by native Hindi speakers, using many Hindi words or constructions.
    • English still has a place, though usually in the form of Hinglish, a blend of Hindi and "the sort of language used by Rex Harrison and David Niven".1997 August 16, Sue Gaisford, “Radio: The soul of a nation finds utterance at last”, in The Independent, UK, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026, retrieved 18 Jan 2018
    • "Today, young Indians in the new middle class think of English as a skill." . . . Many mix Hindi and English—Hinglish, it is called—often switching in midsentence.2003 December 14, Amy Waldman, “In India, a New Heyday for English (the Language)”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2022, retrieved 18 Jan 2018
  2. (colloquial) Hindustani written in the Latin alphabet, often also mixed with English words or phrases

Synonyms of Hinglish

Origin of Hinglish

Blend of Hindi + English.

Questions about Hinglish

What does Hinglish mean?
Hinglish means a variety of English spoken by native Hindi speakers, using many Hindi words or constructions.
What part of speech is Hinglish?
Hinglish is a proper noun.

Words near Hinglish in the dictionary

  1. hinging
  2. hinging on
  3. hinging upon
  4. Hingle
  5. Hingles
  6. Hinglish
  7. Hingoli
  8. Hingping
  9. Hings
  10. Hingston
  11. Hingstons

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