Library / English Dictionary

SIKH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adherent of Sikhism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sikh" is a kind of...):

adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)

Domain category:

Sikhism (the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam)

Derivation:

Sikh (of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

Sikhism (the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam)

Pertainym:

Sikhism (the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam)

Derivation:

Sikh (an adherent of Sikhism)

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