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In India most people searching this mean Hindi.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi. Say होली की शुभकामनाएँ (holī kī shubhkāmnāeṅ) or the friendlier होली मुबारक (holī mubārak).

In Hindi a shoe is जूता (jūtā), and shoes are जूते (jūte). Shoes are usually talked about in pairs, so the plural is the more common form.

In Hindi quiet is शांत (shānt) for a calm place or person, and चुप (chup) for someone who stays silent.

In Hindi the ruby gemstone is माणिक (māṇik). Many people also say रूबी (rūbī), the English word.

“Dumb” meaning stupid is बेवकूफ़ (bevakūf) in Hindi, and मूर्ख (mūrkh) is the stronger formal word.

In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where the common word is the loan word कंडोम (kanḍom). The older word निरोध (nirodh) is also understood.

“Here” is यहाँ (yahā̃). इधर (idhar) means “this way” or “over here” and is common in casual speech.

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi.