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kirpan

kir·pan

UK/kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men are obliged to wear at all times

Origin

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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