KHALSA

Meaning of KHALSA in English

[ 'kʌlsə ]

■ noun the company of fully initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty.

Origin

via Urdu from Pers., from the feminine form of Arab. ḵāliṛ 'pure, belonging to'.

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