KIRPAN


Meaning of KIRPAN in English

[ kə:'pα:n ]

■ noun a short curved sword, worn as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa.

Origin

from Punjabi and Hindi kiṛpān , from Sanskrit kṛpāṇa 'sword'.

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