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