sipai
Garo
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Bengali সিপাহী (śipahi).
Noun
sipai
Mizo
Etymology
Borrowed from an Indo-Aryan language, which in turn borrowed it from Classical Persian سپاهی.
Noun
sipai
Further reading
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “sipai”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈpaj/ [siˈpaɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈpaj/
- Hyphenation: si‧pai
Noun
sipai m (plural sipais)
- alternative form of sipaio
Further reading
- “sipai”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “sipai”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026