kirpan

n. （锡克族男子佩带的）圣刀 [网络] 短剑；腰佩短剑；佩剑

发音

/kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/

词形变化

kirpans 复数 kirpans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

dagger sticker

词源

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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