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Sikh

proper noun

  1. adherent of the Sikh religion
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /siːk/ / /sɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)bor. English Sikh Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

  1. of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

    “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.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)bor. English Sikh Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

  1. An adherent of Sikhism.

    “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.”