کراچی

Persian

Etymology

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

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]

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

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)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī) / कराची, from earlier کولاچی (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)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː/, /kə.ɾɑ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/, /kə.ɾɑːn.t͡ʃiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: کَ‧را‧چی

Proper noun

کَراچی • (karācī) m (Hindi spelling कराची or कराँची or करांची)

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