Etymology

Khalsa

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Today it means: Baptized Sikhs, taken collectively. Full definition →

Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ← Arabic خَالِص
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  1. Arabic · derived fromخَالِص“pure”
  2. Punjabi · borrowed fromਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ
  3. English todayKhalsa

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ (xālsā) / خالْصَہ (xālṣah), ultimately from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure”).

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