kirpan

English

Etymology

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

Noun

kirpan (plural kirpans)

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

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Finnish

Noun

kirpan

  1. Genitive singular form of kirppa.

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French

Noun

kirpan m (plural kirpans)

  1. (Sikhism) A kirpan

Portuguese

Noun

kirpan m (plural kirpans)

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