Saraiki
Syllables: Sa·rai·kiUK/səˈɹaɪ.kiː//səˈɹaɪ.ki/
Saraiki noun: a linguistic community of central Pakistan.
Noun
Saraiki pl (plural only)
- A linguistic community of central Pakistan.
Proper noun
Saraiki
- The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saraiki people.
Saraiki meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Saraiki in Hindi
- linguistic community
- सराइकी sarāikī
- Indo-Aryan language
- सराइकी sarāikī
Saraiki in Tamil
- Indo-Aryan language
- சராய்கி carāyki
Saraiki in Urdu
- linguistic community
- سَرائِیکی sarāīkī
- Indo-Aryan language
- سَرائِیکی sarāīkī
Saraiki in Bengali
- Indo-Aryan language
- সারাইকি śaraiki
More languagesFewer languages
- Saraiki in Kannada
- ಸರೈಕಿ saraiki
- Saraiki in Punjabi
- ਸਰਾਇਕੀ sarāikī
- Sindhi
- سرائيڪي sarāīkī
Forms of Saraiki
| alternative form | Seraiki |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Siraiki |
Origin of Saraiki
From Saraiki سرائیکی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sindhi سِرو (sirō, “up-river, north”). * From Sanskrit सौवीर (sauvīra, “Sauvira”).
Words that rhyme with Saraiki
Questions about Saraiki
- What does Saraiki mean?
- Saraiki means a linguistic community of central Pakistan.
- What is Saraiki in Hindi?
- Saraiki in Hindi is सराइकी (sarāikī). See Saraiki meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Saraiki?
- Saraiki can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Saraiki?
- Saraiki is pronounced /səˈɹaɪ.kiː/ (UK).
Words near Saraiki in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Saraiki (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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