Khalsa

K5H4A1L1S1A1

noun

Baptized Sikhs, taken collectively.

OriginPunjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ← Arabic خَالِص →
UncommonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounKhalsa pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyBaptized Sikhs, taken collectively.
proper nounKhalsa (plural Khalsas)

plural Khalsas

  1. A surname from Punjabi.

Origin

  1. Arabicخَالِص“pure”
  2. Punjabiਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ
  3. EnglishKhalsa

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

More words from Punjabi, Arabic

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kalash
Cite this entry
APA

Khalsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khalsa

MLA

“Khalsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khalsa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khalsa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khalsa.

Source: Khalsa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.