Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paklish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pak-lish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Public transport is 'conveyance', career is 'carrier', a bathroom is 'latrine', a lounge is a 'drawing room', and a range of other examples 'can be had' from local newspapers and books. Even internationally published authors slip into Paklish."

Etymology

Blend of Pakistani + English.

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

Pinglish

Questions

What does paklish mean?: Nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.
Where does paklish come from?: Blend of Pakistani + English.

How to pronounce paklish

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