sainik

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सैनिक (sainik), from Sanskrit सैनिक (sainika).

Noun

sainik (plural sainiks)

  1. (India) A soldier.
    • 2013, Vaibhav Purandare, Bal Thackeray & The Rise of the Shiv Sena:
      Sainiks have forcibly shut down the whole of Mumbai any number of times over the last four decades, for one reason or another.
    • 2016 June 18, “Pakistan may disrupt Amarnath Yatra, J&K deputy CM says”, in The Times of India‎:
      "As far as the sainik colony is concerned, this demand is not coming from ex-servicemen from other parts of the country.

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