सराइकी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Saraiki سَرَائِیکِی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:

• Borrowed from Sindhi سِرو (sirō, “up-river, north”).
• Borrowed from Sanskrit सौवीर (sauvīra, “Sauvira”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɾɑː.ɪ.kiː/, [sɐ.ɾäː.ɪ.kiː]

Adjective

सराइकी • (sarāikī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سرائیکی)

1. Saraiki

Proper noun

सराइकी • (sarāikī) f (Urdu spelling سرائیکی)

1. Saraiki (language)

Declension

Declension of सराइकी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	सराइकी sarāikī
oblique	सराइकी sarāikī
vocative	सराइकी sarāikī

Noun

सराइकी • (sarāikī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling سرائیکی)

1. Saraiki person

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of सराइकी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सराइकी sarāikī	सराइकी sarāikī
oblique	सराइकी sarāikī	सराइकियों sarāikiyõ
vocative	सराइकी sarāikī	सराइकियो sarāikiyo

Declension of सराइकी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सराइकी sarāikī	सराइकियाँ sarāikiyā̃
oblique	सराइकी sarāikī	सराइकियों sarāikiyõ
vocative	सराइकी sarāikī	सराइकियो sarāikiyo