Sikh

S1I1K5H4
/siːk//sɪk/

noun

An adherent of Sikhism.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounSikh (plural Sikhs)

plural Sikhs · alternative obsolete Seek · alternative obsolete Seekh · alternative obsolete Seik · alternative obsolete Seikh · alternative obsolete Sicque

  1. An adherent of Sikhism.
    1 more example

    Last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had credible information linking the Indian government to the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian-born Canadian national and Sikh dissident who was an outspoken supporter of Khalistan, a proposed autonomous homeland for Sikhs in northern India.

    2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN
adjectiveSikh (comparative more Sikh, superlative most Sikh)

comparative more Sikh · superlative most Sikh · alternative obsolete Seek · alternative obsolete Seekh · alternative obsolete Seik · alternative obsolete Seikh · alternative obsolete Sicque

  1. Of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

    A year earlier, the Canadian leader was seen at a Sikh event in Toronto where separatist flags and posters depicting an extremist Sikh leader killed in a 1984 Indian Army operation were displayed.

    2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Punjabiਸਿੱਖ
  2. Punjabiਸਿੱਖ
  3. EnglishSikh

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

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Translations

Arabic سِيخ
  • سِيخ (sīḵ)an adherent of Sikhism
Bengali শিখ
  • শিখ (śikh)an adherent of Sikhism
Catalan sikh, sikh
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhrelating to Sikhism
Chinese Mandarin 錫克人 /锡克人
  • 錫克人 /锡克人 (Xīkè-rén)an adherent of Sikhism
Danish sikh, sikhisk
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhiskrelating to Sikhism
  • sikh-relating to Sikhism
Dutch sikh
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
Esperanto siko, sika
  • sikoan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikarelating to Sikhism
Finnish sikhi, sikhiläinen
  • sikhian adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhiläinenrelating to Sikhism
French sikh, sikh
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhrelating to Sikhism
German Sikh, sikhisch
  • Sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhischrelating to Sikhism
  • Sikh-relating to Sikhism
Hindi सिख, नानकपंथी
  • सिख (sikh)an adherent of Sikhism
  • नानकपंथी (nānakpanthī)an adherent of Sikhism
  • नानकशाही (nānakśāhī)an adherent of Sikhism
  • सरदार (sardār)an adherent of Sikhism
  • सिख (sikh)relating to Sikhism
Hungarian szikh
  • szikhan adherent of Sikhism
Japanese シーク
  • シーク (Shīku)an adherent of Sikhism
Norwegian Bokmål sikh, sikhisk
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhiskrelating to Sikhism
  • sikh-relating to Sikhism
Persian سیک
  • سیکan adherent of Sikhism
Polish sikh, sikhijka
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhijkaan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhijskirelating to Sikhism
Portuguese sikh, sique
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • siquean adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhrelating to Sikhism
Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ
  • ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)an adherent of Sikhism
Russian сикх
  • сикх (sikx)an adherent of Sikhism
Spanish sij, sikh
  • sijan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikan adherent of Sikhism
  • sijrelating to Sikhism
  • sikhrelating to Sikhism
  • sikrelating to Sikhism
Swahili Kalasinga
  • Kalasingaan adherent of Sikhism
Swedish sikh, sikhisk
  • sikhan adherent of Sikhism
  • sikhiskrelating to Sikhism
  • sikh-relating to Sikhism
Urdu سکھ
  • سکھ (sikh)an adherent of Sikhism

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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