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Hindustani vs Dhrupad - What's the difference?

hindustani | dhrupad |

As nouns the difference between hindustani and dhrupad

is that hindustani is a person from India (historically the entire Indian subcontinent) while dhrupad is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music.

As an adjective Hindustani

is related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent.

As a proper noun Hindustani

is the name of the language which constitutes the Hindi and Urdu registers.

hindustani

English

(wikipedia Hindustani)

Alternative forms

* Hindoostanee (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (dated) Related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A person from India (historically the entire Indian subcontinent).

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The name of the language which constitutes the Hindi and Urdu registers.

    • Synonyms

    * Hindi-Urdu

    External links

    * * * * English terms derived from Hindi English terms derived from Persian English terms derived from Sanskrit English terms derived from Urdu

    dhrupad

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A vocal genre in Hindustani classical music
  • * {{quote-news, year=1996, date=September 20, author=Ted Shen, title=Kartik Seshadri, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Sitar prodigy Kartik Seshadri, now in his late 30s, began studying with Ravi Shankar in 1974, immersing himself in senia and dhrupad , a couple of distinctive northern Indian performing traditions. }}