Nihang

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Nihang

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From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”).

noun Nihangs · Nihang · Nihung

A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history. 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.

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@misc{nihang_2026,
  title = {Nihang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nihang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}