Kirpan Definition

kîr-pän, kûr-
noun
A ceremonial dagger or sword with a curved blade that all observant Sikhs are required to wear.
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Other Word Forms of Kirpan

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Singular:
kirpan
Plural:
kirpans

Origin of Kirpan

  • Punjabi kirpān Hindi kr̥pān both from Sanskrit kr̥pāṇaḥ sacrificial knife, dagger perhaps akin to kalpayati he distributes, trims, cuts skel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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