Pakistani
Pakistani noun: a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.
Noun
Pakistani (plural Pakistanis)
- A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.
- The country’s Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday told reporters that Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government.2022 June 15, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- Pak
Adjective
Pakistani (comparative more Pakistani, superlative most Pakistani)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.
- Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.2025 April 7, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right”, in CNN
Pakistani meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Pakistani in Hindi
- a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
- पाकिस्तानी pākistānī
- of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
- पाकिस्तानी pākistānī
Pakistani in Tamil
- பாகிஸ்தான் நாட்டவர், பாகிஸ்தானியர், பாகிஸ்தானிய
Pakistani in Marathi
- a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
- पाकिस्तानी pākistānī
- of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
- पाकिस्तानी pākistānī
Pakistani in Urdu
- a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
- پاکِسْتانی pākistānī
- of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
- پاکِسْتانی pākistānī
More languagesFewer languages
- Pakistani in Bengali
- পাকিস্তানি pakistani
- Pakistani in Punjabi
- ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ pākistānī
- Pakistani in Gujarati
- પાકિસ્તાની pākistānī
- Pakistani in Pashto
- پاکستاني pākestāni
- Pakistani in Tagalog
- pakistani
- Pakistani in Arabic
- بَاكِسْتَانِيّ bākistāniyy
- Pakistani in Malay
- Pakistan
- Pakistani in Persian
- پاکِسْتانی pâkestâni
- Pakistani in Thai
- ปากีสถาน bpaa-gii-sà-tǎan
- Pakistani in Vietnamese
- người Pa-ki-xtan, Pa-ki-xtan
- Pakistani in Myanmar
- ပါကစ္စတန် pakacca.tan
Synonyms of Pakistani
Forms of Pakistani
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Pakistanis |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Pakistani |
| superlative | most Pakistani |
Origin of Pakistani
From Pakistan + -i.
Words formed from Pakistani
Phrases with Pakistani
Questions about Pakistani
- What does Pakistani mean?
- Pakistani means a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.
- What is Pakistani in Hindi?
- Pakistani in Hindi is पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī). See Pakistani meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Pakistani?
- Pakistani can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Pakistani?
- The plural of Pakistani is Pakistanis.
Words near Pakistani in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Pakistani (page history and authors); pakistani (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); પાકિસ્તાની (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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