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# sikh

noun (a Sikh, Sikhs); adjective (Sikh)

«sikh» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#m1)
2. As an adjective, Sikh describes things to do with this religion, like a Sikh temple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#m2)

### In the lessons

In religious education lessons, pupils learn that Sikhs believe in one God, follow the teachings of the Gurus and pray in a temple called a gurdwara, where anyone can eat a free meal (the langar). Many Sikh men and some women wear a turban. Many Sikhs live in the UK, Canada, the USA and Australia.

### Examples

- My friend Harpreet is a Sikh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x1)
- We visited a Sikh temple called a gurdwara. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x2)
- At the gurdwara everyone shared a free meal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x3)
- Many Sikh men wear a turban. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x4)
- Sikhs follow the teachings of ten Gurus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x5)
- The Sikh holy book is called the Guru Granth Sahib. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x6)
- Our class learnt about Sikh festivals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#x7)

### Note

Always written with a capital S: «Sikh», «Sikhism». Pronounced «seek» in British use or «sick» in some places; both are heard. Countable noun: «a Sikh, Sikhs». Be respectful: a turban is part of faith, not a hat or costume.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sikh» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sikh» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sikh.html) on Mova free.