kirpan

kir·pan

 (kîr-pän′, kûr-)

n.

A ceremonial dagger or sword with a curved blade that all observant Sikhs are required to wear.

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[Punjabi kirpān and Hindi kr̥pān, both from Sanskrit kr̥pāṇaḥ, sacrificial knife, dagger; perhaps akin to kalpayati, he distributes, trims, cuts; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]

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Kirpan

(kɪrˈpɑːn)

n

(Other Non-Christian Religions) the short sword traditionally carried by Sikhs as a symbol of their religious and cultural loyalty, symbolizing protection for the weak. See also five Ks

[Punjabi kirpān]

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kirpan - a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

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