Balochi

noun

Ba·​lo·​chi bə-ˈlō-chē 

variants or less commonly Baluchi

bə-ˈlü-chē 

1

: the Iranian language of the Baloch

2

plural Balochis or Baluchis also Balochi or Baluchi : baloch

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Balochi Balōčī, from Balōč baloch + -ī, suffix of appurtenance, of Persian and Arabic origin

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1