Sikh

noun, adj — 2 senses

Sikh

noun

/siːk/ · /sɪk/

Etymology 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.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:
Hypernyms
religionist

Sikh

adj

Etymology 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.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:
Derived terms
Sikhdom, Sikh Empire, Sikhist, Sikhization, Sikhness

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