Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saraiki

/səˈɹaɪ.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
Sa-rai-ki
IPA
/səˈɹaɪ.ki/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linguistic community of central Pakistan.

name

The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saraiki people.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: سِرو, सौवीर

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /səˈɹaɪ.ki/
  • British English: /səˈɹaɪ.kiː/

Inflected Forms

Seraiki (alternative) Siraiki (alternative)

Rhymes With

nike psyche mikey dike spiky crikey likey pikey tyche dykey

Questions

How do you pronounce saraiki?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹaɪ.ki/.
What does saraiki mean?
A linguistic community of central Pakistan.
Where does saraiki come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce saraiki

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