کراچی

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ka.raː.ˈt͡ʃiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.t͡ʃʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.t͡ʃʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾɑː.t͡ʃʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾɔː.t͡ʃʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.ɹɒː.t͡ʃʰíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾɔ.t͡ʃʰí]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	karāčī
Dari reading?	karāčī
Iranian reading?	karâči
Tajik reading?	karoči

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Urdu کَراچی (karācī), from Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī) / कराची, from earlier ڪولاچي (kolācī) / कोलाची, named after Mai Kolachi.

Proper noun

کراچی • (karāčī / karâči) (Tajik spelling Карочӣ)

1. Karachi (the largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindustani کِران٘چی (kirā̃cī) / किराँची (kirā̃cī).

Noun

کراچی • (karāčī) (Dari)

1. cart, handcart, trolley

Derived terms

• کراچیبان (karāčī-bān, “carter, drayman”)
• گاوکراچی (gāw-karāčī, “oxcart”)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “کراچی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 288
• “کراچی”, in قاموس کبیر افغانستان [qāmūs-i kabīr-i afġānistān, The Great Dictionary of Afghanistan] (in Persian), Afghan Dictionary, 2023
• “کراچی”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī) / कराची, from earlier ڪولاچي (kolācī) / कोलाची, named after Mai Kolachi.

Proper noun

کراچی • (karācī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਰਾਚੀ)

1. Karachi (the largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• کَران٘چی (karā̃cī) (eye dialect)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī) / कराची, from earlier ڪولاچي (kolācī) / कोलाची, named after Mai Kolachi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː/
• (Karachi, Karkhandari) IPA^(key): [kə.ɾɑ̃ːt͡ʃiː]
• (Karachi caricature) IPA^(key): [kə.ɾɔ̃ːt͡ʃiː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: کَ‧را‧چی

Proper noun

کَراچی • (karācī) m (Hindi spelling कराची)

1. Karachi (the largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province)