sepoyn.

Brit.

/ˈsiːpɔɪ/,

/sɪˈpɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsiˌpɔɪ/

/sɪˈpɑːɪ/

Forms: 1600s seapy, 1700s sepay, sipoy, cephoy, sea-poy, 1700s–1800s seapoy, 1700s– sepoy. β. 1700s– sipahi, 1800s sipahee.

Etymology: < (probably through Portuguese sipae ) Urdu = Persian sipāhī horseman, soldier, < sipāh army. Compare French cipaye . See also spahi n.In the following quot. 1682 the word is used in its original sense of ‘horseman’.1682 W. Hedges Diary 12 Dec. (1887) I. 55 I went..to Ray Nundelall's to have had y^e Seapy, or Nabob's horseman, consigned to me.

Anglo-Indian.

A native of India employed as a soldier under European, esp. British, discipline.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > Indian

lascarine1598

Bugis1698

sepoy1718

Telinga1760

jawan1839

Johnny1857

jiwan1915

1718 Bombay Consult. 24 Jan. in W. Hedges Diary (1888) II. p. ccclix A Company of Sepoys with the Colours, Trumpets, and Countrey Musick.

1733 in G. W. Forrest Sel. Lett. Bombay Secr. (Home Ser.) II. 55 To make a thorough survey..of the island.., the number of the guns therein..and the number of fighting sepoys.

1733 in G. W. Forrest Sel. Lett. Bombay Secr. (Home Ser.) II. 57 That..the garrison of Seepoys shall become the subjects of the said Hon^ble Company, and remain in their..service at the usual pay that is now paid to the garrison Seepoys of Bombay.

1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies iv. 62 Sepays, who have their proper officers, with the titles in the county-language, all however under the Orders of the English.

1761 London Mag. 30 184 A body of about 400 Europeans, with a train of artillery and 400 Seapoys.

1858 J. B. Norton Topics for Indian Statesmen 68 On the 22nd of January, 1857, Captain Wright, of the 70th Bengal native infantry, informed Major Bontien..of the unpleasant feeling among the sepoys in respect to the cartridges.

1878 Wolseley in N. Amer. Rev. CXXVII. 134 The dispatch of this handful of sepoys from Bombay to Malta.

β. 1798 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies I. 459 England has at present in India..54,000 sipahis well armed and disciplined.1809 T. D. Broughton Lett. Mahratta Camp (1892) iii. 25 Many of our Sipahees..have children whom they have..purchased in this manner.1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal Index 362 Seapoy, properly Sipahi, in Nepal applied to irregular armed men employed in the police and revenue.1850 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 14 344 The escort of sipahees.

Compounds

C1. attributive, as sepoy band.

ΚΠ

1763 in Jas. Long Rec. Govt. Ft. William (1869) 290 Captains who command the Sepoy batallions.

1772 Town & Country Mag. 159 E'en wed a Seapoy chief and mend the breed.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 38 And guard with Sepoy band the peaceful vale.

1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 102 The fall of a European officer was invariably the signal for sepoy-faltering.

C2.

sepoy crab n. a species of crab found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > miscellaneous or unspecified types of crab

sea lion1601

blue crab1763

violet crab1774

angular crab1777

red crab1825

softshell1830

turtle-crab1838

porcellanian1840

Thelphusian1842

lady crab1844

oxystome1852

lobster-crab1854

porcelain crab1854

ochidore1855

havil1857

mask crab1857

sepoy crab1857

violet land crab1864

frog crab1876

stool-crab1880

paper-shell1890

porter crab1904

mitten crab1934

1857 Househ. Words 31 Jan. 105/1 Mr. Cuming frequently found sepoy-crabs on Lord Hood's Island in the Pacific.

Sepoy Mutiny n. (or Sepoy Rebellion) a revolt against British rule in India in 1857–8.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [noun] > specific

Rum Rebellion1841

Indian Mutiny1857

Sepoy Mutiny1857

Indian Rebellion1858

1857 W. Sinclair (title) The Sepoy Mutinies: their origin and their cure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sepoy
释义	sepoyn. Brit. /ˈsiːpɔɪ/, /sɪˈpɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈsiˌpɔɪ/ /sɪˈpɑːɪ/ Forms: 1600s seapy, 1700s sepay, sipoy, cephoy, sea-poy, 1700s–1800s seapoy, 1700s– sepoy. β. 1700s– sipahi, 1800s sipahee. Etymology: < (probably through Portuguese sipae ) Urdu = Persian sipāhī horseman, soldier, < sipāh army. Compare French cipaye . See also spahi n.In the following quot. 1682 the word is used in its original sense of ‘horseman’.1682 W. Hedges Diary 12 Dec. (1887) I. 55 I went..to Ray Nundelall's to have had y^e Seapy, or Nabob's horseman, consigned to me. Anglo-Indian. A native of India employed as a soldier under European, esp. British, discipline. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > Indian lascarine1598 Bugis1698 sepoy1718 Telinga1760 jawan1839 Johnny1857 jiwan1915 1718 Bombay Consult. 24 Jan. in W. Hedges Diary (1888) II. p. ccclix A Company of Sepoys with the Colours, Trumpets, and Countrey Musick. 1733 in G. W. Forrest Sel. Lett. Bombay Secr. (Home Ser.) II. 55 To make a thorough survey..of the island.., the number of the guns therein..and the number of fighting sepoys. 1733 in G. W. Forrest Sel. Lett. Bombay Secr. (Home Ser.) II. 57 That..the garrison of Seepoys shall become the subjects of the said Hon^ble Company, and remain in their..service at the usual pay that is now paid to the garrison Seepoys of Bombay. 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies iv. 62 Sepays, who have their proper officers, with the titles in the county-language, all however under the Orders of the English. 1761 London Mag. 30 184 A body of about 400 Europeans, with a train of artillery and 400 Seapoys. 1858 J. B. Norton Topics for Indian Statesmen 68 On the 22nd of January, 1857, Captain Wright, of the 70th Bengal native infantry, informed Major Bontien..of the unpleasant feeling among the sepoys in respect to the cartridges. 1878 Wolseley in N. Amer. Rev. CXXVII. 134 The dispatch of this handful of sepoys from Bombay to Malta. β. 1798 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies I. 459 England has at present in India..54,000 sipahis well armed and disciplined.1809 T. D. Broughton Lett. Mahratta Camp (1892) iii. 25 Many of our Sipahees..have children whom they have..purchased in this manner.1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal Index 362 Seapoy, properly Sipahi, in Nepal applied to irregular armed men employed in the police and revenue.1850 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 14 344 The escort of sipahees. Compounds C1. attributive, as sepoy band. ΚΠ 1763 in Jas. Long Rec. Govt. Ft. William (1869) 290 Captains who command the Sepoy batallions. 1772 Town & Country Mag. 159 E'en wed a Seapoy chief and mend the breed. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 38 And guard with Sepoy band the peaceful vale. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 102 The fall of a European officer was invariably the signal for sepoy-faltering. C2. sepoy crab n. a species of crab found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > miscellaneous or unspecified types of crab sea lion1601 blue crab1763 violet crab1774 angular crab1777 red crab1825 softshell1830 turtle-crab1838 porcellanian1840 Thelphusian1842 lady crab1844 oxystome1852 lobster-crab1854 porcelain crab1854 ochidore1855 havil1857 mask crab1857 sepoy crab1857 violet land crab1864 frog crab1876 stool-crab1880 paper-shell1890 porter crab1904 mitten crab1934 1857 Househ. Words 31 Jan. 105/1 Mr. Cuming frequently found sepoy-crabs on Lord Hood's Island in the Pacific. Sepoy Mutiny n. (or Sepoy Rebellion) a revolt against British rule in India in 1857–8. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [noun] > specific Rum Rebellion1841 Indian Mutiny1857 Sepoy Mutiny1857 Indian Rebellion1858 1857 W. Sinclair (title) The Sepoy Mutinies: their origin and their cure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1718
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