Sikkim

Sikkim

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sikkimese སུ་ཁྱིམ (su khyim); The most widely accepted theory is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means "new", and khyim, which means "palace" or "house". The name is believed to be a reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪkɪm/[1]
  • enPR: sĭk′kĭm[2]
  • enPR: sĭk′ĭm[3]
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Proper noun

Sikkim

  2. A state in eastern India. Capital: Gangtok.
  4. (historical) A former country in South Asia that existed from the 17th century until its annexation by India in 1975. Official name: Kingdom of Sikkim.

Synonyms

  • (historic) Indrakil, the garden of the war god Indra

Hypernyms

  • eight sister states

Derived terms

Translations

See also

states of Indiaedit
union territories of Indiaedit

References

  1. ^ “Sikkim”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ Seltzer, Leon E., editor (1952), “Sikkim”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1767, column 1
  3. ^ “Sik·kim”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 711, column 1

Portuguese

Proper noun

Sikkim m

  1. alternative form of Siquim
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