Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
amrit | a sacred sweetened water used in the Sikh baptismal ceremony. |
bhangra | a combination of traditional Punjabi and Western pop music. |
gurdwara | a Sikh place of worship which includes a place where the scripture is housed. [Punjabi from Skr. guru, teacher, + dvara, door]. |
hariana | a breed of cattle. |
jhatka | the slaughter of animals for food in accordance with Sikh law. |
kaccha kuccha | short trousers worn by Sikhs. |
kangha | the comb traditionally worn by Sikhs in their hair. |
kara | a steel bangle, worn by Sikhs. |
kesh | the uncut hair and beard traditionally worn by Sikhs. |
khanda | a double-edged Sikh sword. |
kirpan | a small sword or dagger worn by Sikhs. |
langar | a dining hall in a GURDWARA. |
oorial urial | a wild sheep of central Asia, that has a reddish coat and long curved horns. [Punjabi hureal]. |
sahiwal | any of a breed of humped dairy cattle. [From the name of a town in the central Punjab, Pakistan.] |
sanghat | a Sikh community or local fellowship. |