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Nihangs

Nihangs is the plural of Nihang.

Meaning of Nihang

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

Questions about Nihangs

What is Nihangs the plural of?
Nihangs is the plural of Nihang.

Words near Nihangs in the dictionary

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

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