sipahi
English
Alternative forms
- spahee (archaic)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Persian سپاهی, from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh).
Noun
sipahi (plural sipahis)
- An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
- A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hindustani (Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī) or Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī)), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), سپاه (sepâh, “army”), from Middle Persian spʾh or 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ćwáHdaH.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [siˈpa.hi]
- Hyphenation: si‧pa‧hi
Noun
sipahi (first-person possessive sipahiku, second-person possessive sipahimu, third-person possessive sipahinya)
- sepoy, a native soldier of the East Indies (Indian subcontinent).
Further reading
- “sipahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.