Standard Lemma guide

Sindhi

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪndi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • India, Pakistan: /ˈsɪnd̪ɦi/
  • rhymes with -ɪndi
  • homophone: Cindy
  • homophone: Sindy

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Sindh, the Sindhi language or the Sindhi people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An Indo-Aryan language spoken in four main dialects in Pakistan and India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A Sindhi-speaking person from or residing in Sindh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Indic, Indo-Aryan

5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or inhabitant of Sind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Pakistani

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī). By surface analysis, Sindh + -i. Distant doublet of Hindi.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِنْدِيّ (sindiyy) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Arabic: سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya) — pertaining to Sindh
  • French: sindhi — pertaining to Sindh
  • Hindi: सिन्धी (sindhī) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Hindi: सिंधी (sindhī) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Persian: سندی (sendi) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Portuguese: sindi — pertaining to Sindh
  • Punjabi: ਸਿੰਧੀ (sindhī) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Serbo-Croatian: синдски — pertaining to Sindh
  • Serbo-Croatian: sindski — pertaining to Sindh
  • Sindhi: سنڌي (sindhī) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Tamil: சிந்து (cintu) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Urdu: سندھی (sindhī) — pertaining to Sindh
  • Arabic: اَلسِّنْدِيَّة (as-sindiyya) — language
  • Armenian: սինդհի (sindhi) — language
  • Catalan: sindhi — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 信德語 /信德语 (Xìndéyǔ) — language
  • Finnish: sindhi — language
  • French: sindhi — language
  • German: Sindhi — language
  • Hindi: सिन्धी (sindhī) — language
  • Hindi: सिंधी (sindhī) — language
  • Japanese: シンド語 (Shindo-go) — language
  • Korean: 신디어 (Sindi-eo) — language
  • Persian: سندی — language
  • Portuguese: sindi — language
  • Punjabi: ਸਿੰਧੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (sindhī bhāśā) — language
  • Punjabi: سندھی بولی (sndhī bolī) — language
  • Russian: си́ндхи (síndxi) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: синди — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: sindi — language
  • Sindhi: سنڌي (sindhī) — language
  • Spanish: sindí — language
  • Tamil: சிந்தி (cinti) — language
  • Tamil: சிந்து (cintu) — language
  • Urdu: سندھی (sindhī) — language