sepoy
pronunciation
How to pronounce sepoy in British English:
UK [ˈsi:pɔɪ]
How to pronounce sepoy in American English:
US [ˈsiˌpɔɪ]
Word Origin
- sepoy (n.)
- "native of India in British military service," 1717, from Portuguese sipae, from Urdu sipahi, from Persian sipahi "soldier, horseman," from sipah "army." The Sepoy Mutiny was 1857-8.
Example
- 1. The celebrated east india company was all-powerful from 1756 , when the english first gained a foothold on the spot where now stands the city of madras , down to the time of the great sepoy insurrection .