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Nihang

Nihang noun: a member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.

Noun

Nihang (plural Nihangs or Nihang)

  1. A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.
    • You (Vickrum Digwa) are a member of an order of Sikhs called the Nihang who have a tradition of having a second knife, or kirpan and that is often fully visible, believing that the guru will look favourably on that.2026 June 1, William Mousley, R v Vickrum Singh Digwa, sentencing remarks

Forms of Nihang

pluralNihangs
pluralNihang
alternative formNihung

Origin of Nihang

From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”).

Questions about Nihang

What does Nihang mean?
Nihang means a member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.
What part of speech is Nihang?
Nihang is a noun.
What is the plural of Nihang?
The plural of Nihang is Nihangs.

Words near Nihang in the dictionary

  1. Nigérien
  2. Nigériens
  3. NIH
  4. Nihal
  5. Nihali
  6. Nihang
  7. Nihangs
  8. nihari
  9. Niharika
  10. Nihart
  11. Niharts

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