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kirpan

/kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
kir-pan
IPA
/kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: कृपाण

Inflected Forms

kirpans (plural)

Rhymes With

gone iran pakistan jan dan jean khan juan xi'an san juan milan taiwan

Questions

How do you pronounce kirpan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːn/.
What does kirpan mean?
A ceremonial sword that must be worn at all times by baptized Sikhs, and one of the five Ks.
Where does kirpan come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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