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Santali

Santali proper noun: the Austroasiatic language spoken by the Santals.

Proper noun

Santali

  1. The Austroasiatic language spoken by the Santals.

Adjective

Santali (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Santals, or their language.

Santali meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Vietnamese

Santali in Hindi

language
संथाली भाषा santhālī bhāṣā, संथाली santhālī

Santali in Urdu

language
سَنْتھالی santhālī

Santali in Bengali

language
সাঁওতালি śãōtali

Santali in Vietnamese

language
tiếng Santal

Forms of Santali

alternative formSanthali

Origin of Santali

Borrowed from Santali ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ (santaṛi), equivalent to Santal + -i.

Questions about Santali

What does Santali mean?
Santali means the Austroasiatic language spoken by the Santals.
What is Santali in Hindi?
Santali in Hindi is संथाली भाषा (santhālī bhāṣā), संथाली (santhālī). See Santali meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Santali?
Santali can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Santali in the dictionary

  1. Santaism
  2. santal
  3. santalaceous
  4. santalene
  5. santalenes
  6. Santali
  7. santalic
  8. santalic acid
  9. Santalike
  10. santalin
  11. santalins

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