Hind

hind, adj. placed in the rear: pertaining to the part behind backward opposed to Fore. [A S. hind an, from the base hi, seen also in He, Hence, and Hither Hinder, hlnd'er, adj rompai alive of Hind, but used the same sigmfii ations. Hinder, hm'der, to put 01 hup behind: to Stop, or prevent progre ; to tmbariaxx —v.i. to raise obstacles (A S hind-nan; Ger. hi deru from Hind, adj Hinderance, hm'der-iuis, Hindrance, hin'drans n. act of hindering that which hinders, obstacle Hindermost, hinder most, Hindmost, hind'nii’ist, adj. superlative of Hind furthest behind. [For -most, see Aftermost and Foremost,] Hindi, hm'de, n one of the languages of Aryan stock now spoken in North India. [Pers. Hind, India Hindoostanee. See Hindu stan i. Hindrance. See Hinderance. Hindu, Hindoo, hin'doo, n a native of Hindu stan: now more properly applied to native Indian believers in Brahmanism, as opp. to Mohammote mute m53n Men. 229 241 Hinduism medans, . [Lit. a dweller on the banks of the river Sindku, Sans, for Indus.J Hinduism, Hlndooism, hin'doa-izm, «. the religion and customs of the Hindus. Hindu stan i, hin-d£S5-stan'g, « a dialect of Hindi, also called Urdu (‘language of the camp,' Turk, urdt or ordil, ‘camp’), being likewise the chief official and commercial language of India. Hinge, hinj, «. the hook or joint on which a door or lid hangs: that on which anything depends or turns. id. to furnish with hinges to bend —v.i to hang or turn as on a hinge —pr p hing'ing pa p. hinged'. [M. K henge. from M. K hengen to hang, which, according in Skcat, is of Scand origin, as in Ice henja, to hang, but cog with A S hangi an