ശിപായി

Malayalam

Alternative forms

  • ശിപ്പായി (śippāyi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi शिपाई (śipāī), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī). Cognate with Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī), Kannada ಸಿಪಾಯಿ (sipāyi), Tamil சிப்பாய் (cippāy), Telugu సిపాయి (sipāyi), English sepoy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃibaːji/

Noun

ശിപായി • (śipāyi)

  1. peon
  2. sepoy
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