সিপাহী

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • সিপাই (śipai), সেপাই (śepai)
  • সিপাহি (śipahi) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī). Compare Hindustani सिपाही (sipāhī) / سپاہی (sipāhī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃipahi/, [ˈʃipahiˑ], /ʃipai̯/, [ˈʃipai̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃipahi/, [ˈʃipahiˑ], /ʃipai̯/, [ˈʃipai̯]
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Noun

সিপাহী • (sipahī)

  1. soldier, sepoy
  2. messenger of a court
  3. constable

Descendants

  • → Garo: sipai

References

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