हुण्डी huṇḍī
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
A bill of exchange, draft.
Hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East).
A collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees.
Usual translation
- treasure-store
- bhandari
- contribution box
Origin of the definition
हुँडी hum̐ḍī hūṉḍi: (nf) a bill of exchange, draft; —सकारना to honour/accept (a bill of exchange).
H هنڐي हुण्डी or हुंडी huṇḍī [S. हुण्डिका], s.f. Bill of exchange; money-order, draft; cheque; bond: — huṇḍī-bahī, s.f. Huṇḍī or bill-book; cheque-book: — huṇḍī bhejnā, To send a huṇḍī; to make a payment by a bill: — huṇḍī paṭnā, A huṇḍī or bill to be cashed, or to be honoured: — huṇḍī-par bećī likhnā. To endorse a bill: — huṇḍī darśanī, s.f. A bill payable at sight: — huṇḍī sakārnā, To honour a bill: — huṇḍī-kā behwār, Exchange: — huṇḍī karnā, To remit money by a bill of exchange, &c.; to draw a bill or cheque (upon, -par): — huṇḍī-mīʻādī, s.f. A bill payable after a certain stipulated interval; — a bill payable after date: — huṇḍī-wāl, or wālā, s.m. A banker; an exchange-merchant; — an insurer.
hundi. Hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East). A collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees.
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