Meanings
alternative Rawulpindi
- metonymicallyThe military of Pakistan.
“It is a welcome first step. [We] hope it will get Rawalpindi (Pakistan’s military) thinking,” a senior official told The Hindu, although the government issued no formal reaction to the development.
2018 January 5, Suhasini Haidar, “U.S. move against Pakistan ‘welcome first step’: India”, in The Hindu
Origin
- pnbراولپنڈی
- Urduراولپنڈی
- EnglishRawalpindi
Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Punjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali রাওলপিণ্ডী
- রাওলপিণ্ডী (raolpiṇḍī)city
Chinese Mandarin 拉瓦爾品第 /拉瓦尔品第, 拉瓦平第
- 拉瓦爾品第 /拉瓦尔品第 (Lāwǎ'ěrpǐndì)city
- 拉瓦平第city
German Rawalpindi
- Rawalpindicity
Hindi रावलपिंडी
- रावलपिंडी (rāvalpiṇḍī)city
Japanese ラワルピンディー
- ラワルピンディー (Rawarupindī)city
Korean 라왈핀디
- 라왈핀디 (rawalpindi)city
Persian راولپندی
- راولپندی (râvalpendi)city
Punjabi ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ
- ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ (rāvlapiṇḍī)city
Russian Равалпи́нди
- Равалпи́нди (Ravalpíndi)city
Urdu راولپنڈی
- راولپنڈی (rāvalpiṇḍī)city
Cite this entry
Rawalpindi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rawalpindi
“Rawalpindi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rawalpindi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rawalpindi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rawalpindi.
Source: Rawalpindi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.