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sainik

sainik noun: a soldier.

Noun

sainik (plural sainiks)

  1. (India) A soldier.
    • Sainiks have forcibly shut down the whole of Mumbai any number of times over the last four decades, for one reason or another.2013, Vaibhav Purandare, Bal Thackeray & The Rise of the Shiv Sena
    • "As far as the sainik colony is concerned, this demand is not coming from ex-servicemen from other parts of the country.2016 June 18, “Pakistan may disrupt Amarnath Yatra, J&K deputy CM says”, in The Times of India

Forms of sainik

pluralsainiks

Origin of sainik

Borrowed from Hindi सैनिक (sainik), from Sanskrit सैनिक (sainika).

Words formed from sainik

Phrases with sainik

Questions about sainik

What does sainik mean?
Sainik means a soldier.
What part of speech is sainik?
Sainik is a noun.
What is the plural of sainik?
The plural of sainik is sainiks.

Words near sainik in the dictionary

  1. sainfoin
  2. sainfoins
  3. SAing
  4. saing waing
  5. Saini
  6. sainik
  7. sainik school
  8. sainik schools
  9. sainiks
  10. Sainis
  11. Saino's

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