"Multani" meaning in English

See Multani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Multanis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मुल्तानी (multānī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|मुल्तानी}} Hindi मुल्तानी (multānī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Multani (plural Multanis)
  1. A Brahmic script used to write Saraiki.
    Sense id: en-Multani-en-name-81811T6R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. A surname from Hindi.
    Sense id: en-Multani-en-name-fNyPrB1w Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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