English Explanatory Dictionary

Saraiki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A linguistic community of central Pakistan.
name
  1. The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saraiki people.

Pronunciation

/səˈɹaɪ.kiː/ /səˈɹaɪ.ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Saraiki.wav

Word forms

Saraiki Seraiki Siraiki

Etymology

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”).

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