ކިރިސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Compare Malay keris

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ɾis̪/, [ki.ɾis̪]
• Hyphenation: ކި‧ރިސް

Noun

ކިރިސް • (kiris) (plural ކިރިސްތައް (kiristak̊))

1. dagger, dirk, kris

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރިސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145