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Khalsa

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Borrowed from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ (xālsā) / خالْصَہ (xālṣah), ultimately from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure”).

noun

  1. plural, plural only Baptized Sikhs, taken collectively.

proper noun Khalsas

  1. A surname from Punjabi.

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"Khalsa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/khalsa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Khalsa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/khalsa

Chicago

"Khalsa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/khalsa.

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@misc{khalsa_2026,
  title = {Khalsa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khalsa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}