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Balochi

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A Northwestern Iranian language spoken mainly in SW Pakistan (80% of speakers), SE Iran and S Afghanistan. SIL standard divides Balochi into three related languages: Eastern Balochi, Southern Balochi, and Western Balochi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of Balochistan, a region of west-central Asia.

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noun

Meaning 3

an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Baluchi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Iranian, Iranian language

History

Etymology

From Baluchi بلوچی.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَلُوشِيَّة (balūšiyya) — language
  • Armenian: բելուջերեն (beluǰeren) — language
  • Baluchi: بلوچی (balochi, baluchi) — language
  • Catalan: balutxi — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俾路支語 /俾路支语 (Bǐlùzhī-yǔ) — language
  • Finnish: belutši — language
  • French: baloutche — language
  • French: baloutchi — language
  • German: Belutschisch — language
  • Hindi: बलूची (balūcī) — language
  • Hindi: बलोची (balocī) — language
  • Hungarian: beludzs — language
  • Irish: Balúcais — language
  • Irish: Balúitsis — language
  • Japanese: バローチー語 (Barōchī-go) — language
  • Marathi: बलोची (balocī) — language
  • Odia: ବେଲୁଚି (beluci) — language
  • Persian: بلوچی (baluči) — language
  • Portuguese: balochi — language
  • Punjabi: ਬਲੋਚੀ (balocī) — language
  • Punjabi: بلوچی (blocī) — language
  • Russian: балу́чи (balúči) — language
  • Russian: бало́чи (balóči) — language
  • Russian: белу́джский (belúdžskij) — language
  • Spanish: baluchi — language
  • Swedish: baluchiska — language
  • Tajik: балучӣ (baluči) — language
  • Urdu: بلوچی (balūcī) — language