# Sikh

Pronunciation: say "SEEK" /sik/

## Noun

1. A person who adheres to Sikhism as their religion.
   - Simple: A person who follows the religion of Sikhism.
   - _He was raised as a Sikh in a small farming village._
   - _The gurdwara welcomed Sikhs from across the city for the festival._

## Adjective

2. Relating to Sikhs or to Sikhism.
   - Simple: Having to do with Sikhs or the religion of Sikhism.
   - _The museum displayed Sikh artwork from the eighteenth century._
   - _Sikh communities across the region celebrate Vaisakhi every spring._

## Origin

Borrowed from the Punjabi word ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sikh (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).