Sikh

See also: sikh

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːk/, /sɪk/
  • Rhymes: -iːk, -ɪk
  • Homophones: seek, sick

Noun

Sikh (plural Sikhs)

  1. An adherent of Sikhism.
    • 2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had credible information linking the Indian government to the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian-born Canadian national and Sikh dissident who was an outspoken supporter of Khalistan, a proposed autonomous homeland for Sikhs in northern India.

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religious adherentsedit

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Sikh (comparative more Sikh, superlative most Sikh)

  1. of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.
    • 2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN‎[2]:
      A year earlier, the Canadian leader was seen at a Sikh event in Toronto where separatist flags and posters depicting an extremist Sikh leader killed in a 1984 Indian Army operation were displayed.

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