Sindhi

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/ˈsɪndi/India, Pakistan/ˈsɪnd̪ʱi/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Sindh, the Sindhi language or the Sindhi people.

Similar
Sindhi language
OriginSindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī) ← Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš →
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Meanings

adjectiveSindhi (not comparable)

alternative Sindhee · alternative Sinde

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Sindh, the Sindhi language or the Sindhi people.
nounSindhi (plural Sindhis)

plural Sindhis · alternative Sindhee · alternative Sinde

  1. A Sindhi-speaking person from or residing in Sindh.
proper noun

alternative Sindhee · alternative Sinde

  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in four main dialects in Pakistan and India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India

Similar
Sindhi language
Broader
IndicIndo-Aryan
Also see
sindhian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  2. Sanskritसिन्धु (sindhu)
  3. Sindhiسِنْڌُ (sindhu)
  4. Sindhiـِي (-ī)
  5. Sindhiسِنْڌِي (sindhī)
  6. EnglishSindhi

Borrowed from Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī). By surface analysis, Sindh + -i. Distant doublet of Hindi.

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Translations

Arabic سِنْدِيّ, سِنْدِيَّة
  • سِنْدِيّ (sindiyy)pertaining to Sindh
  • سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya)pertaining to Sindh
  • اَلسِّنْدِيَّة (as-sindiyya)language
Catalan sindhi
  • sindhilanguage
Chinese Mandarin 信德語 /信德语
  • 信德語 /信德语 (Xìndéyǔ)language
Finnish sindhi
  • sindhilanguage
French sindhi, sindhi
  • sindhipertaining to Sindh
  • sindhilanguage
German Sindhi
  • Sindhilanguage
Hindi सिन्धी, सिंधी
  • सिन्धी (sindhī)pertaining to Sindh
  • सिंधी (sindhī)pertaining to Sindh
  • सिन्धी (sindhī)language
  • सिंधी (sindhī)language
Japanese シンド語
  • シンド語 (Shindo-go)language
Korean 신디어
  • 신디어 (Sindi-eo)language
Persian سندی, سندی
  • سندی (sendi)pertaining to Sindh
  • سندیlanguage
Polish sindhi, Sindha
  • sindhipertaining to Sindh
  • Sindhaperson
  • sindhilanguage
Portuguese sindi, sindi
  • sindipertaining to Sindh
  • sindilanguage
Punjabi ਸਿੰਧੀ, ਸਿੰਧੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ
  • ਸਿੰਧੀ (sindhī)pertaining to Sindh
  • ਸਿੰਧੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (sindhī bhāśā)language
Russian си́ндхи
  • си́ндхи (síndxi)language
Spanish sindí
  • sindílanguage
Tamil சிந்து, சிந்தி
  • சிந்து (cintu)pertaining to Sindh
  • சிந்தி (cinti)language
  • சிந்து (cintu)language
Urdu سندھی, سندھی
  • سندھی (sindhī)pertaining to Sindh
  • سندھی (sindhī)language

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sindhi

indieHindiindywindymindybindifindyJindykindie
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Sounds the same

CindySindyCindySindyCindySindy

Anagrams

Indish
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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