Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nihang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-hang
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.

Example Sentences

"You (Vickrum Digwa) are a member of an order of Sikhs called the Nihang who have a tradition of having a second knife, or kirpan and that is often fully visible, believing that the guru will look favourably on that."

Etymology

From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”).

Inflected Forms

Nihangs (plural) Nihung (alternative)

Questions

What does nihang mean?: A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.
Where does nihang come from?: From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”).

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