kirpan

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English[edit]

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kirpan

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕਿਰਪਾਨ (kirpān), from Sanskrit कृपाण (kṛpāṇa, “sword, dagger, sacrificial knife”), from कल्पयति (kalpáyati, “he orders, apportions, cuts, trims”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/

Noun[edit]

kirpan (plural kirpans)

(Sikhism) A ceremonial sword that must be worn at all times by baptized Sikhs, and one of the five Ks.

Translations[edit]

a ceremonial sword

French: kirpan (fr) m
Hindi: कृपाण (hi) m (kŕpāṇ)
Nepali: कृपाण (ne) (kr̥pāṇ)
Portuguese: kirpan m
Punjabi: ਕਿਰਪਾਨ (kirpān)

Further reading[edit]

“kirpan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“kirpan, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“kirpan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“kirpan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“kirpan” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams[edit]

Parkin, park in, parkin

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

kirpan

genitive singular of kirppa

Anagrams[edit]

parkin, prikan

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

kirpan m (plural kirpans)

(Sikhism) a kirpan

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

kirpan m (plural kirpans)

(Sikhism) kirpan (a ceremonial sword worn by baptised Sikhs)

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