adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/siːk/
/sɪk/
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rhymes with -iːk
rhymes with -ɪk
homophone: seek
homophone: sick
CMU ARPABET:S IY1 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An adherent of Sikhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an adherent of Sikhism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disciple, adherent
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
sikh
— relating to Sikhism
Danish:
sikhisk
— relating to Sikhism
Danish:
sikh-
— relating to Sikhism
Esperanto:
sika
— relating to Sikhism
Finnish:
sikhiläinen
— relating to Sikhism
French:
sikh
— relating to Sikhism
German:
sikhisch
— relating to Sikhism
German:
Sikh-
— relating to Sikhism
Hindi:
सिख
(sikh)
— relating to Sikhism
Marathi:
शीख
(śīkh)
— relating to Sikhism
Norwegian Bokmål:
sikhisk
— relating to Sikhism
Norwegian Bokmål:
sikh-
— relating to Sikhism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sikhisk
— relating to Sikhism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sikh-
— relating to Sikhism
Polish:
sikhijski
— relating to Sikhism
Portuguese:
sikh
— relating to Sikhism
Spanish:
sij
— relating to Sikhism
Swedish:
sikhisk
— relating to Sikhism
Swedish:
sikh-
— relating to Sikhism
Arabic:
سِيخ
(sīḵ)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Bengali:
শিখ
(śikh)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Catalan:
sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Chinese Mandarin:
錫克人 /锡克人
(Xīkè-rén)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Danish:
sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Dutch:
sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Esperanto:
siko
— an adherent of Sikhism
Finnish:
sikhi
— an adherent of Sikhism
French:
sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
German:
Sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Hindi:
सिख
(sikh)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Hindi:
नानकपंथी
(nānakpanthī)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Hindi:
नानकशाही
(nānakśāhī)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Hindi:
सरदार
(sardār)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Hungarian:
szikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Japanese:
シーク
(Shīku)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Marathi:
शीख
(śīkh)
— an adherent of Sikhism
Norwegian Bokmål:
sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sikh
— an adherent of Sikhism
Odia:
ନାନକପନ୍ଥୀ
(nānakapanthi)
— an adherent of Sikhism