sepoy
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sepoy
- /ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/
- /sɪˈpɔɪ/
Rhymes with -iːpɔɪ
Where it comes from
From Portuguese sipai, from Urdu سِپاہی (sipāhī) / Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”). Doublet of spahi and sipahi.
noun sepoys
- A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal. If our door were in the hands of the Sepoys the place must fall, and the women and children be treated as they were in Cawnpore.
- The holder of an infantry enlisted rank equivalent to private in other countries.
Translations
Talk about this word "sepoy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sepoy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. sepoy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sepoy "sepoy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sepoy.Cite this
@misc{sepoy_2026,
title = {sepoy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sepoy},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
