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sepoy meaning in Malayalam

ശിപായി śipāyi

/ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/

sepoy in Malayalam: ശിപായി (śipāyi). In English, sepoy means a native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

Malayalam words for sepoy

a native soldier of the East Indies
ശിപായി śipāyi

English meaning of sepoy

  1. noun A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
  2. noun The holder of an infantry enlisted rank equivalent to private in other countries.

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Questions about sepoy in Malayalam

What is the meaning of sepoy in Malayalam?
Sepoy in Malayalam is ശിപായി (śipāyi).
sepoy എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Sepoy: ശിപായി (śipāyi).
What does sepoy mean in English?
Sepoy means a native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

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