Indian

The Hindi word for no is नहीं (nahīṃ). Adding जी (jī) makes it polite, जी नहीं (jī nahīṃ), and a casual short form is ना (nā).

In Hindi, the fruit orange is संतरा (santarā) and the color orange is नारंगी (nāraṅgī). The word नारंगी (nāraṅgī) can also mean the fruit in some places.

A common Hindi endearment is जान (jān), literally “life”, as in मेरी जान (merī jān). The written and formal word is प्रिय (priy), “dear”.

In Hindi a pigeon is कबूतर (kabūtar). The formal, literary word कपोत (kapot) is mostly found in writing. कबूतर is used for pigeons and doves alike.

The polite question is आप कैसे हैं? (āp kaise haiṃ?). Friends say कैसे हो? (kaise ho?) and very close people say तू कैसा है? (tū kaisā hai?).

There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Beautiful is सुंदर (sundar) or ख़ूबसूरत (khoobsurat).

To die in Hindi is मरना (marnā).

In India most people searching this mean Hindi. The written title for “Mr.” is श्री (shrī) before the name, as in श्री राजेश शर्मा (shrī rājesh sharmā).

Hindi has no abbreviation like STFU, but the blunt order to be quiet is चुप रहो (chup raho). It is rude, and मुँह बंद करो (muṁh band karo) is even harsher.

The Hindi word for stuff, meaning belongings, is सामान (sāmān). चीज़ें (chīzeṁ) means things, and सामग्री (sāmagrī) means materials or ingredients.