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Pakistani

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pak

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Pakistani mountain passes
  • Pakistani soldiers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Pakistan

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic

Narrower terms: Brahui, Sindhi

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Classical Persian پَاک (pāk)bor. Urdu پَاک (pāk) Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān)bor. Urdu ـِسْتان (-istān) Urdu پاکستان (pākistān)bor. Proto-Indo-European *h2ep-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a) Middle Persian ʾp̄ Classical Persian آب (āb) Proto-Indo-European *pénkwe Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča Proto-Iranian *pánča Classical Persian پنج ▲ Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq. Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb)bor. Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)bor. English Punjab Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h2épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغانbor. English Afghan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Afghania Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndhuš Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu)slbor. Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh)bor. English Sindh Classical Persian بلوچ ▲ Classical Persian ـستان Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)bor. Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)bor. English Balochistan English Pakistan Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Pakistani From Pakistan + -i.

Across languages

Translations

150 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pakistanez — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Arabic: بَاكِسْتَانِيّ (bākistāniyy) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Armenian: պակիստան (pakistan) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Asturian: paquistanín — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Azerbaijani: pakistanlı — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Belarusian: пакіста́нскі (pakistánski) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Bengali: পাকিস্তানি (pakistani) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Bulgarian: пакиста́нски (pakistánski) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Burmese: ပါကစ္စတန် (pakacca.tan) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Catalan: pakistanès — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴基斯坦 (Bājīsītǎn) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴基斯坦的 (Bājīsītǎn de) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Czech: pákistánský — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Danish: pakistansk — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Dutch: Pakistaans — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Finnish: pakistanilainen — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • French: pakistanais — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Galician: paquistaní — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Georgian: პაკისტანური (ṗaḳisṭanuri) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • German: pakistanisch — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Greek: πακιστανικός (pakistanikós) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Hawaiian: Pakitana — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Hebrew: פָּקִיסְטָנִי (pakistáni) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Hindi: पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Hungarian: pakisztáni — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Icelandic: pakistanskur — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Irish: Pacastánach — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Italian: pachistano — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Italian: pakistano — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Japanese: パキスタンの (Pakisutan no) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Kazakh: пәкістандық (päkıstandyq) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Khmer: ប៉ាគីស្ថាន (paakiisthaan) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Korean: 파키스탄의 (Pakiseutan-ui) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Northern Kurdish: pakistanî — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Kyrgyz: пакистандык (pakistandık) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Lao: ປາກິດສະຖານ (pā kit sa thān) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Latvian: pakistāniešu — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Latvian: pakistānisks — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Macedonian: пакистански (pakistanski) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Malay: Pakistan — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Marathi: पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pakistansk — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pakistansk — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Pashto: پاکستاني (pākestāni) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Persian: پاکِسْتانی (pâkestâni) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Polish: pakistański — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Portuguese: paquistanês — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Romanian: pakistanez — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Russian: пакиста́нский (pakistánskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Serbo-Croatian: па̏киста̄нскӣ — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȁkistānskī — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Slovak: pakistanský — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Slovene: pakistanski — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Spanish: pakistaní — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Swedish: pakistansk — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Tajik: покистонӣ (pokistoni) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Thai: ปากีสถาน (bpaa-gii-sà-tǎan) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Turkish: Pakistanlı — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Turkmen: päkistanly — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Ukrainian: пакіста́нський (pakistánsʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Urdu: پاکِسْتانی (pākistānī) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Uyghur: پاكىستانلىق (pakistanliq) — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Uzbek: pokistonlik — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Vietnamese: Pa-ki-xtan — of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people
  • Albanian: pakistanez — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Arabic: بَاكِسْتَانِيّ (bākistāniyy) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Armenian: պակիստանցի (pakistancʻi) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Asturian: paquistanín — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Asturian: paquistanina — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Azerbaijani: pakistanlı — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Belarusian: пакіста́нец (pakistánjec) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Belarusian: пакіста́нка (pakistánka) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Bengali: পাকিস্তানি (pakistani) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Bulgarian: пакиста́нец (pakistánec) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Bulgarian: пакиста́нка (pakistánka) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Catalan: pakistanès — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴基斯坦人 (bājīsītǎnrén) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Czech: Pákistánec — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Czech: Pákistánka — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Danish: pakistaner — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Dutch: Pakistaan — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Dutch: Pakistaanse — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Dutch: Pakistani — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Esperanto: pakistanano — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Esperanto: pakistananino — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Estonian: pakistanlane — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Finnish: pakistanilainen — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • French: Pakistanais — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • French: Pakistanaise — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Galician: paquistaní — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Georgian: პაკისტანელი (ṗaḳisṭaneli) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • German: Pakistaner — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • German: Pakistanerin — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • German: Pakistani — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Greek: Πακιστανός (Pakistanós) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Hawaiian: Pakitana — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Hebrew: פָּקִיסְטָנִי (pakistáni) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Hindi: पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Hungarian: pakisztáni — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Irish: Pacastánach — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Italian: pachistano — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Italian: pachistana — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Italian: pakistano — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Italian: pakistana — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Japanese: パキスタン人 (pakisutanjin) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Kazakh: пәкістандық (päkıstandyq) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Korean: 파키스탄인 (pakiseutanin) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Korean: 파키스탄 사람 (pakiseutan saram) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Northern Kurdish: pakistanî — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Kyrgyz: пакистандык (pakistandık) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Latvian: pakistānietis — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Latvian: pakistāniete — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Lithuanian: pakistanietis — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Lithuanian: pakistanietė — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Macedonian: Пакиста́нец (Pakistánec) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Macedonian: Пакиста́нка (Pakistánka) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Marathi: पाकिस्तानी (pākistānī) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pakistaner — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pakistanar — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Pashto: پاکستاني (pākestāni) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Persian: پاکِسْتانی (pâkestâni) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Polish: Pakistańczyk — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Polish: Pakistanka — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Portuguese: paquistanês — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Romanian: pakistanez — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Romanian: pakistaneză — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Russian: пакиста́нец (pakistánec) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Russian: пакиста́нка (pakistánka) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Пакиста́нац — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Пакистанка — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pakistánac — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pakistanka — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Slovak: Pakistanec — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Slovak: Pakistanka — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Slovene: Pakistanec — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Slovene: Pakistanka — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Spanish: pakistaní — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Spanish: paquistaní — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Swahili: Mpakistani — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Swedish: pakistanier — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Tagalog: pakistani — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Tajik: покистонӣ (pokistoni) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Turkish: Pakistanlı — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Turkmen: päkistanly — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Ukrainian: пакіста́нець (pakistánecʹ) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Ukrainian: пакіста́нка (pakistánka) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Urdu: پاکِسْتانی (pākistānī) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Uyghur: پاكىستانلىق (pakistanliq) — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Uzbek: pokistonlik — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
  • Vietnamese: người Pa-ki-xtan — a person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent
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