sepoy

Japanese: sepoy
sepoy

…It is an Urdu word of Persian origin that means “army” or “soldier.” It has been known in English as sepoy, but this is a corrupted version of the word. In modern times, it refers to a European-style Indian military force in the Indian subcontinent that was trained and commanded by European officers.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sepoy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ペルシア語起源のウルドゥー語で〈軍隊〉〈兵士〉を意味する。英語ではセポイsepoyとして知られてきたが,この語が転訛したものである。近代ではインド亜大陸においてヨーロッパ人士官に訓練,指揮されたヨーロッパ風のインド人軍隊のこと。…

※「sepoy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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