ശിപായി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan, from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī). Cognate with Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī), Kannada ಸಿಪಾಯಿ (sipāyi), Tamil சிப்பாய் (cippāy), Telugu సిపాయి (sipāyi), English sepoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃibaːji/

Noun

ശിപായി • (śipāyi)

1. peon
2. sepoy