Swati

See also: swati

English

Etymology 1

From Swazi liSwati.

Noun

Swati (plural Swatis or Swati)

  1. Alternative spelling of Swazi.

Etymology 2

From Urdu سواتی (svātī).

Noun

Swati (plural Swatis)

  1. A tribe in northern Pakistan cis-Indus region of Hazara, originally migrating from the Swat their ancestral homeland.
    • 1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Hazara
      The chief frontier tribes on the border are the cis-Indus Swatis, Hassanzais, Akazais, Chagarzais, Pariari Syads, Madda Khels, Amazais and Umarzais.
  2. A person of that tribe.

Adjective

Swati (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Swati tribe.

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