Word: sepoys
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
poys
Definition: Plural of sepoy. A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
Morphemes:
Affix: sepoy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).