Meanings
nounSaraiki pl (plural only)
alternative Seraiki · alternative Siraiki
- pluralplural onlyA linguistic community of central Pakistan.
proper noun
alternative Seraiki · alternative Siraiki
- The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saraiki people.
Origin
- Sanskritसौवीर“Sauvira”
- Sindhiسِرو“up-river, north”
- skrسرائیکی
- EnglishSaraiki
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”).
More words from skr, Sindhi, Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali সারাইকি
- সারাইকি (śaraiki)Indo-Aryan language
Chinese Mandarin 色萊基語 /色莱基语
- 色萊基語 /色莱基语 (sèláijīyǔ)Indo-Aryan language
French Saraiki
- SaraikiIndo-Aryan language
Hindi सराइकी, सराइकी
- सराइकी (sarāikī)linguistic community
- सराइकी (sarāikī)Indo-Aryan language
Japanese サライキ語
- サライキ語 (saraiki-go)Indo-Aryan language
Korean 사라이키어
- 사라이키어 (saraikieo)Indo-Aryan language
Portuguese seraiki, seraiki
- seraikilinguistic community
- seraikiIndo-Aryan language
Punjabi ਸਰਾਇਕੀ
- ਸਰਾਇਕੀ (sarāikī)Indo-Aryan language
Tamil சராய்கி
- சராய்கி (carāyki)Indo-Aryan language
Urdu سَرائِیکی, سَرائِیکی
- سَرائِیکی (sarāīkī)linguistic community
- سَرائِیکی (sarāīkī)Indo-Aryan language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Saraiki
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Saraiki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saraiki
MLA
“Saraiki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saraiki. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saraiki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saraiki.
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