সিপাহী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• সিপাই (śipai), সেপাই (śepai)
• সিপাহি (śipahi) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī). Compare Hindustani सिपाही (sipāhī) / سپاہی (sipāhī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃipahi/, [ˈʃipahiˑ], /ʃipai̯/, [ˈʃipai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃipahi/, [ˈʃipahiˑ], /ʃipai̯/, [ˈʃipai̯]

  Audio:

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Noun

সিপাহী • (sipahī)

1. soldier, sepoy
2. messenger of a court
3. constable

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “সিপাহী” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh