Category:Hindi terms by usage
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Hindi terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.
- Category:Hindi terms with archaic senses: Hindi terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
- Category:Hindi archaic terms: Hindi terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
- Category:Hindi autological terms: Hindi terms that possess the property they themselves describe.
- Category:Hindi childish terms: Hindi terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
- Category:Hindi colloquialisms: Hindi terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
- Category:Hindi dated terms: Hindi terms that are no longer fashionable and thus are anachronistic, but still sometimes in use, especially by older speakers.
- Category:Hindi derogatory terms: Hindi terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
- Category:Hindi dialectal terms: Hindi terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
- Category:Hindi endearing terms: Hindi terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
- Category:Hindi familiar terms: Hindi terms whose use is typically to contexts of friendly intimacy.
- Category:Hindi formal terms: Hindi terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
- Category:Hindi higher register terms: Hindi terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
- Category:Hindi honorific terms: Hindi honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
- Category:Hindi humorous terms: Hindi terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
- Category:Hindi informal terms: Hindi terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
- Category:Hindi nonstandard terms: Hindi terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
- Category:Hindi terms with obsolete senses: Hindi terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
- Category:Hindi obsolete terms: Hindi terms that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
- Category:Hindi offensive terms: Hindi terms that are typically considered to offend people.
- Category:Hindi poetic terms: Hindi terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
- Category:Hindi polite terms: Hindi polite terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
- Category:Hindi proscribed terms: Hindi terms whose usage is proscribed; thus, they are considered wrong according to prescriptive sources.
- Category:Hindi puristic terms: Hindi terms adopted for linguistic purism.
- Category:Hindi terms with rare senses: Hindi terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
- Category:Hindi rare terms: Hindi terms that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
- Category:Hindi short forms: Hindi terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
- Category:Hindi slang: Hindi colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
- Category:Hindi terms with historical senses: Hindi terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
- Category:Hindi terms with transferred senses: Hindi terms with transferred senses.
- Category:Hindi terms with uncommon senses: Hindi terms with individual senses that are in general use but not common.
- Category:Hindi uncommon terms: Hindi terms that are in general use but not common.
- Category:Hindi vulgarities: Hindi terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.
Subcategories
This category has the following 32 subcategories, out of 32 total.
A
- Hindi terms with archaic senses (0 c, 28 e)
- Hindi autological terms (0 c, 1 e)
C
- Hindi childish terms (0 c, 3 e)
- Hindi colloquialisms (0 c, 74 e)
D
- Hindi derogatory terms (0 c, 43 e)
- Hindi dialectal terms (0 c, 40 e)
E
- Hindi endearing terms (0 c, 18 e)
F
- Hindi familiar terms (0 c, 7 e)
- Hindi formal terms (0 c, 357 e)
H
- Hindi honorific terms (0 c, 2 e)
- Hindi humorous terms (0 c, 10 e)
I
N
O
- Hindi terms with obsolete senses (0 c, 41 e)
P
- Hindi poetic terms (0 c, 82 e)
- Hindi polite terms (0 c, 14 e)
- Hindi proscribed terms (0 c, 6 e)
- Hindi puristic terms (0 c, 1 e)
R
- Hindi terms with rare senses (0 c, 300 e)
S
- Hindi short forms (0 c, 4 e)
T
- Hindi terms with historical senses (0 c, 98 e)
- Hindi terms with transferred senses (0 c, 1 e)
U
- Hindi terms with uncommon senses (0 c, 48 e)
- Hindi uncommon terms (0 c, 1 e)
V
- Hindi vulgarities (0 c, 37 e)