English Explanatory Dictionary

kirpan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/

Word forms

kirpan kirpans

Etymology

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

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