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# sikh

«sikh» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains with lamps, sweets and fireworks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/309-respecting-festivals-of-classmates/10/)
- [Sikhs believe in one God and the equality of all people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/32-hinduism-and-sikhism/13/)
- [The Sikh place of worship is the gurdwara, and its free kitchen is the langar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/32-hinduism-and-sikhism/14/)
- [The Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, is treated with honour as a living Guru.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/32-hinduism-and-sikhism/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sikh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sikh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.