Paklish

English

Etymology

Blend of Pakistani +‎ English.

Proper noun

Paklish

  1. (informal) Nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.
    Synonym: Pinglish
    Hyponyms: Urdish, Engdu
    • 2012, “Ten Things We Love about Pakistan”, in Ziauddin Sardar, Robin Yassin-Kassab, editors, Critical Muslim 4: Pakistan?, London: C. Hurst & Co., page 251:
      Public transport is 'conveyance', career is 'carrier', a bathroom is 'latrine', a lounge is a 'drawing room', and a range of other examples 'can be had' from local newspapers and books. Even internationally published authors slip into Paklish.
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