kirpan

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/

Noun

kirpan (plural kirpans)

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

Translations

a ceremonial sword

• French: kirpan (fr) m
• Hindi: कृपाण (hi) m (kŕpāṇ)
• Nepali: कृपाण (ne) (kr̥pāṇ)
• Portuguese: kirpan m
• Punjabi: ਕਿਰਪਾਨ (kirpān)

Further reading

• “kirpan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “kirpan, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “kirpan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “kirpan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “kirpan” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams

• Parkin, park in, parkin

Finnish

Noun

kirpan

1. genitive singular of kirppa

Anagrams

• parkin, prikan

French

Noun

kirpan m (plural kirpans)

1. (Sikhism) a kirpan

Portuguese

Noun

kirpan m (plural kirpans)

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