kirpan

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Etymology

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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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Noun

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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

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Noun

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kirpan

  1. genitive singular of kirppa

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French

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Noun

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kirpan m (plural kirpans)

  1. (Sikhism) a kirpan

Portuguese

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Noun

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kirpan m (plural kirpans)

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