sipahi

English

Alternative forms

• spahee (archaic)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Persian سپاهی, from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh).

Noun

sipahi (plural sipahis)

1. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
2. A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Hindustani (Urdu سپاہی (sipāhī) or Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī)), from Persian سپاهی (sepâhi, “soldier, horseman”), سپاه (sepâh, “army”), from Middle Persian spʾh or 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ćwáHdaH.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siˈpa.hi]
• Hyphenation: si‧pa‧hi

Noun

sipahi (first-person possessive sipahiku, second-person possessive sipahimu, third-person possessive sipahinya)

1. sepoy, a native soldier of the East Indies (Indian subcontinent).

Further reading

• “sipahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.