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Paklish

Paklish proper noun: nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.

Proper noun

Paklish

  1. (informal) Nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.
    • Public transport is 'conveyance', career is 'carrier', a bathroom is 'latrine', a lounge is a 'drawing room', and a range of other examples 'can be had' from local newspapers and books. Even internationally published authors slip into Paklish.2012, “Ten Things We Love about Pakistan”, in Ziauddin Sardar, Robin Yassin-Kassab, editors, Critical Muslim 4: Pakistan?, London: C. Hurst & Co., page 251
    Synonyms:
    Pinglish

Synonyms of Paklish

Origin of Paklish

Blend of Pakistani + English.

Questions about Paklish

What does Paklish mean?
Paklish means nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.
What part of speech is Paklish?
Paklish is a proper noun.

Words near Paklish in the dictionary

  1. Pakistanphobia
  2. pakka
  3. Pakke-Kessang
  4. paklava
  5. paklavas
  6. Paklish
  7. Paknam
  8. Pako-
  9. pakoda
  10. pakodanomics
  11. pakodas

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