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Nihang
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English
Alternative forms
en Nihung
Etymology
From en fa نهنگ nahang crocodile.
Noun
s *
A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history.
en 2026-06-01 William Mousley Murder of Henry Nowak R v Vickrum Singh Digwa, sentencing remarks https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Digwa-Final-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf You (Vickrum Digwa) are a member of an order of Sikhs called the Nihang who have a tradition of having a second knife, or kirpan and that is often fully visible, believing that the guru will look favourably on that. https://web.archive.org/web/20261004065903/https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Digwa-Final-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf 4 October 2026
Anagrams
en aghinn Haning hang in hangin'
en Sikhism
Solon
Etymology
tuw-sol mnc ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ Han Chinese.
Pronunciation
tuw-sol /nɪ.χɐ̃/ Hui
tuw-sol
tuw-sol Ni hang
Noun
tuw-sol noun
Han Chinese
Declension
tuw-sol noun