Nihang

English

Etymology

From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”).

Noun

Nihang (plural Nihangs or Nihang)

  1. A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.

Anagrams

Solon

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ (nikan, “Han Chinese”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hui) IPA(key): /nɪ.χɐ̃/
  • Hyphenation: Ni‧hang

Noun

Nihang

  1. Han Chinese

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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