see also|Sepoy
English
Etymology
Pers./Urd. FAchar|سپا�� (sip�hī) �soldier, horseman�, from FAchar|سپا� (sip�h) �army�. Compare spahi.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'si:p�ɪ/
Noun
en-noun
- A native of the East Indies, employed as a soldier in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
Translations
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Dutch: sepoy m, sipoy m
French: cipaye m
German: Sepoy m
Italian: sepoy m
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Portuguese: cipaio m, sipaio m
Spanish: cipayo m
ru:sepoy
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vi:sepoy
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