کراچی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu کراچی.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.ɾɑː.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?	karočī

Proper noun

Dari	کراچی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Карочӣ

کراچی • (karâči)

1. Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)

Punjabi

Etymology

Supposedly from Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī), named after Mai Kolachi.

Proper noun

کراچی • (karācī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਰਾਚੀ)

1. Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)

Urdu

Etymology

Supposedly from Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī), named after Mai Kolachi.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

کَراچی • (karācī) m (Hindi spelling कराची)

1. Karachi, the largest and most populous city of Pakistan, as well as the capital of Sindh province