Sikh
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sikh in British English:
UK [si:k]
How to pronounce Sikh in American English:
US [sik]
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- Noun:
- an adherent of Sikhism
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
Word Origin
- Sikh (n.)
- 1781, member of a politico-religious community established c. 1500 in Punjab by Nanak Shah, from Hindi sikh "disciple," from Sanskrit siksati "studies, learns," related to saknoti "he is able, he is strong" (see Shakti).
Example
- 1. He became prime minister in 1984 after his mother , indira gandhi , was assassinated by her sikh bodyguards .
- 2. A man shot and killed six worshippers at a sikh temple near milwaukee , wisconsin , before shooting himself in the head .
- 3. 3 / 14 Amritsar , india : devotees carry the sikh holy book as they take part in a procession at the golden temple
- 4. The sikh challenge in the punjab has dissipated .
- 5. Amritsar , india : a sikh devotee prays at the golden temple , the holiest sikh shrine , on the birth anniversary of guru gobind singh