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sipaio.

sepoy (native soldier of the East Indies)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/siˈpaj.u/Brazil[siˈpaɪ̯.u]Brazil/siˈpaj.u/Portugal

  1. sepoy (native soldier of the East Indies)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Proto-Iranian *cwáHdahder. Middle Persian spʿh Classical Persian سپاه (sipāh) Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـی (-ē) Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī)bor. Urdu سِپَاہِی (sipāhī)bor. Portuguese sipaio Borrowed from Urdu سِپَاہِی (sipāhī), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”).

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