name
Meaning 1
A surname from Punjabi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Khalsa
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 L S AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Baptized Sikhs, taken collectively.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 3
the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699
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Broader terms: religion, faith, organized religion
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ (xālsā) / خالْصَہ (xālṣah), ultimately from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure”).
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