शिपाई

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī). Compare Gujarati સિપાહી (sipāhī), Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī), Kannada ಸಿಪಾಯಿ (sipāyi), Telugu సిపాయి (sipāyi), Malayalam ശിപായി (śipāyi), Tamil சிப்பாய் (cippāy), Punjabi ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (sipāhī) / سِپاہی (sipāhī), Nepali सिपाही (sipāhī), Bengali সিপাহী (śipahi).

Noun

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शिपाई (śipāīm

  1. soldier, sepoy
  2. policeman

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शिपाई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शिपाई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शिपाई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).