A Sikh is a person who follows the Indian religion of Sikhism.
The rise of racism concerns Sikhs because they are such a visible minority.
...a Sikh temple.
...Sikh festivals.
Sikh in British English
(siːk)
noun
1.
a member of an Indian religion that separated from Hinduism and was founded in the 16th century, that teaches monotheism and that has the Guru Granth Sahib as its chief religious document, rejecting the authority of the Vedas
adjective
2.
of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
Derived forms
Sikhism (ˈSikhˌism)
noun
Word origin
C18: from Hindi, literally: disciple, from Sanskrit śiksati he studies
Sikh in American English
(sik; sɪk)
noun
1.
a member of a religion founded by the guru Nanak about 1500 in N India and based on monotheism and the rejection of the caste system and of idolatry
adjective
2.
of or relating to Sikhs or Sikhism
Derived forms
Sikhism (ˈSikhˌism)
noun
Word origin
Hindi, a disciple
Examples of 'Sikh' in a sentence
Sikh
Both Sikh temples said they weren't taking travellers any more.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
All the travellers off the Sikh temple roof were going west to the Ruwenzoris.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
jade dragon screens, near the Sikh in the jeweled turban.
Elizabeth Lowell TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (2001)
In other languages
Sikh
British English: Sikh /siːk/ ADJECTIVE
Sikh means of or relating to Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs.
...a Sikh temple.
American English: Sikh
Arabic: تَابِعٌ لِلدِيَانَةِ السِيخِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: sikh
Chinese: 锡克族的
Croatian: sikski
Czech: sikhský
Danish: sikh-
Dutch: sikh
European Spanish: sij
Finnish: sikhi-
French: sikh
German: Sikh-
Greek: Σιχ
Italian: sikh
Japanese: シーク教の
Korean: 시크교도의
Norwegian: sikh-
Polish: sikhijski
European Portuguese: sikh
Romanian: sikh
Russian: сикхский
Latin American Spanish: sij
Swedish: sikhisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับศาสนาซิกห์
Turkish: Sih
Ukrainian: сикхійський
Vietnamese: liên quan đến đạo Sikh
British English: Sikh /siːk/ NOUN
A Sikh is a member of an Indian religion which separated from Hinduism in the sixteenth century and which teaches that there is only one God.