Etymology

Nihang

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Today it means: A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history. Full definition →

Persian نهنگ
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  1. Persian · derived fromنهنگ“crocodile”
  2. English todayNihang

From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.