🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

सैनिक

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sainik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soldier/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #450 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"सैनिक ने अपने देश की बहादुरी से रक्षा की।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who serves in an army.

    "The soldier bravely defended his country during the conflict."
  2. 2

    A person engaged in military service.

    "After years of training, she became a professional soldier."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'soudier', originating from Old French 'soudier' (later 'soldat'), based on Late Latin 'solidarius', meaning 'a soldier who receives pay'. This root ultimately derives from 'solidus', a Roman gold coin used to pay troops.

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