Pakistani

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noun

A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

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Pak
OriginUrdu ـی (-ī) ← Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ← Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounPakistani (plural Pakistanis)

plural Pakistanis

  1. A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

    The country’s Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday told reporters that Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government.

    2022 June 15, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis”, in CNN

    Synonyms: Pak

adjectivePakistani (comparative more Pakistani, superlative most Pakistani)

comparative more Pakistani · superlative most Pakistani

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.

    Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.

    2025 April 7, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

Similar
Pak
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asianpakpaki-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
  2. Classical Persianپَاک (pāk)
  3. Urduپَاک (pāk)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*os
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*stáHnam
  7. Classical Persianـِسْتَان (-istān)
  8. Urduـِسْتان (-istān)
  9. Urduپاکستان (pākistān)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hā́ps
  12. Proto-Iranian*Hā́fš
  13. Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
  14. Middle Persianʾp̄
  15. Classical Persianآب (āb)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  17. Proto-Indo-Iranian*pánča
  18. Proto-Iranian*pánča
  19. Classical Persianپنج
  20. Sanskritपञ्चनद (pañcanada)
  21. Classical Persianپَنْجَاب (panjāb)
  22. Punjabiਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)
  23. EnglishPunjab
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₂épo
  27. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápa
  28. Proto-Iranian*Hápa
  29. Bactrian*apāka-
  30. Bactrianαβαγανο (abagano)
  31. Classical Persianافغان
  32. EnglishAfghan
  33. EnglishAfghania
  34. Proto-Indo-European*kes-?
  35. Proto-Indo-Iranian*kaćyápas
  36. Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
  37. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  38. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  39. Proto-Indo-European*móri?
  40. Sanskritमीर (mīra)
  41. Sanskritकश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip.
  42. Sanskritकश्यप (kaśyapa)
  43. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  44. Proto-Indo-European*móri?
  45. Sanskritमेरु (meru)
  46. Sanskritकश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip.
  47. Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
  48. Hindiकश्मीर (kaśmīr)
  49. Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
  50. Classical Persianکشمیر
  51. Sanskritकश्मीर (kaśmīra)
  52. Urduکشمیر
  53. EnglishKashmir
  54. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  55. Sanskritसिन्धु (sindhu)
  56. Urduسِنْدھ (sindh)
  57. EnglishSindh
  58. Classical Persianبلوچ
  59. Classical Persianـستان
  60. Classical Persianبَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)
  61. Urduبَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)
  62. EnglishBalochistan
  63. EnglishPakistan
  64. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  65. Hebrew־י (-i)
  66. Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
  67. Middle Persianig
  68. Persianـی (-ī)
  69. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  70. Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
  71. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
  72. Urduـی (-ī)
  73. EnglishPakistani

From Pakistan + -i.

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Translations

Arabic بَاكِسْتَانِيّ, بَاكِسْتَانِيَّة
  • بَاكِسْتَانِيّ (bākistāniyy)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • بَاكِسْتَانِيَّة (bākistāniyya)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • بَاكِسْتَانِيّ (bākistāniyy)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Bengali পাকিস্তানি, পাকিস্তানি
  • পাকিস্তানি (pakistani)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • পাকিস্তানি (pakistani)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Bulgarian пакиста́нец, пакиста́нка
  • пакиста́нец (pakistánec)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • пакиста́нка (pakistánka)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • пакиста́нски (pakistánski)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Catalan pakistanès, pakistanès
  • pakistanèsa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanèsof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Chinese Mandarin 巴基斯坦人, 巴基斯坦
  • 巴基斯坦人 (bājīsītǎnrén)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • 巴基斯坦 (Bājīsītǎn)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • 巴基斯坦的 (Bājīsītǎn de)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Czech Pákistánec, Pákistánka
  • Pákistáneca person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pákistánkaa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pákistánskýof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Danish pakistaner, pakistansk
  • pakistanera person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanskof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Dutch Pakistaan, Pakistaanse
  • Pakistaana person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistaansea person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistania person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistaansof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Esperanto pakistanano, pakistananino
  • pakistananoa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistananinoa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
Estonian pakistanlane
  • pakistanlanea person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
Finnish pakistanilainen, pakistanilainen
  • pakistanilainena person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanilainenof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
French Pakistanais, Pakistanaise
  • Pakistanaisa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistanaisea person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanaisof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
German Pakistaner, Pakistanerin
  • Pakistanera person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistanerina person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistania person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanischof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Greek Πακιστανός, πακιστανικός
  • Πακιστανός (Pakistanós)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • πακιστανικός (pakistanikós)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Hawaiian Pakitana, Pakitana
  • Pakitanaa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakitanaof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Hebrew פָּקִיסְטָנִי, פָּקִיסְטָנִי
  • פָּקִיסְטָנִי (pakistáni)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • פָּקִיסְטָנִי (pakistáni)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Hindi पाकिस्तानी, पाकिस्तानी
  • पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Hungarian pakisztáni, pakisztáni
  • pakisztánia person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakisztániof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Icelandic pakistanskur
  • pakistanskurof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Irish Pacastánach, Pacastánach
  • Pacastánacha person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pacastánachof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Italian pachistano, pachistana
  • pachistanoa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pachistanaa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanoa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanaa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pachistanoof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • pakistanoof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Japanese パキスタン人, パキスタンの
  • パキスタン人 (pakisutanjin)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • パキスタンの (Pakisutan no)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Korean 파키스탄인, 파키스탄 사람
  • 파키스탄인 (pakiseutanin)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • 파키스탄 사람 (pakiseutan saram)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • 파키스탄의 (Pakiseutan-ui)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Latvian pakistānietis, pakistāniete
  • pakistānietisa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistānietea person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistāniešuof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • pakistānisksof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Lithuanian pakistanietis, pakistanietė
  • pakistanietisa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanietėa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
Malay Pakistan
  • Pakistanof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Norwegian Bokmål pakistaner, pakistansk
  • pakistanera person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanskof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Polish Pakistańczyk, Pakistanka
  • Pakistańczyka person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistankaa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistańskiof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Portuguese paquistanês, paquistanês
  • paquistanêsa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • paquistanêsof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Punjabi ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ
  • ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ (pākistānī)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Romanian pakistanez, pakistaneză
  • pakistaneza person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanezăa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanezof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Russian пакиста́нец, пакиста́нка
  • пакиста́нец (pakistánec)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • пакиста́нка (pakistánka)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • пакиста́нский (pakistánskij)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Slovak Pakistanec, Pakistanka
  • Pakistaneca person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistankaa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanskýof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Spanish pakistaní, paquistaní
  • pakistanía person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • paquistanía person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistaníof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Swahili Mpakistani
  • Mpakistania person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
Swedish pakistanier, pakistansk
  • pakistaniera person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • pakistanskof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Tagalog pakistani
  • pakistania person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
Thai ชาวปากีสถาน, ปากีสถาน
  • ชาวปากีสถาน (chaao bpaa-gii-sà-tǎan)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • ปากีสถาน (bpaa-gii-sà-tǎan)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Turkish Pakistanlı, Pakistanlı
  • Pakistanlıa person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pakistanlıof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Ukrainian пакіста́нець, пакіста́нка
  • пакіста́нець (pakistánecʹ)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • пакіста́нка (pakistánka)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • пакіста́нський (pakistánsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Urdu پاکِسْتانی, پاکِسْتانی
  • پاکِسْتانی (pākistānī)a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • پاکِسْتانی (pākistānī)of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Vietnamese người Pa-ki-xtan, Pa-ki-xtan
  • người Pa-ki-xtana person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pa-ki-xtanof, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
Cite this entry
APA

Pakistani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pakistani

MLA

“Pakistani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pakistani. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pakistani,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pakistani.

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