Saraiki

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Saraiki سرائیکی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈɹaɪ.kiː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /səˈɹaɪ.ki/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪki
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧rai‧ki

Noun

Saraiki pl (plural only)

  1. A linguistic community of central Pakistan.

Translations

Proper noun

Saraiki

  1. The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saraiki people.

Translations

References

  1. ^ The Siraiki Language of Central Pakistan: A Reference Grammar, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1976, →ISBN, page 2
  2. ^ A Descriptive Grammar of Hindko, Panjabi, and Saraiki, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2019, 2019, →ISBN, page 44

French

Proper noun

Saraiki m

  1. Saraiki

German

Proper noun

Saraiki n (proper noun, strong, genitive Saraiki or Saraikis)

  1. Saraiki
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