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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Baptized Sikhs, taken collectively. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Punjabi.

Etymology

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

Related phrases

amrit sanchar

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