different between kirpan vs khanda

English

Etymology

From Punjabi ?????? (kirp?n), from Sanskrit ????? (k?pa?a, “sword, dagger, sacrificial knife”), from ??????? (kalpáyati, “he orders, apportions, cuts, trims”).

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

Anagrams

• Parkin, park in, parkin

Finnish

Noun

kirpan

1. Genitive singular form 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)

English

Etymology

From Punjabi ???? (kha???), from a Prakrit form, from Sanskrit ???? (kha?ga).

Noun

khanda (plural khandas)

1. (India) A double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism.
2. (India) A religious symbol of Sikhism, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans.

Translations

See also

• ?

Xhosa

Verb

-khánda

1. to forge, to hammer

Inflection

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Zulu

Verb

-khánda

1. (transitive) to beat, to pound, to hammer, to forge
2. (transitive) to fix, to mend, to repair, to doctor

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “khanda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “khanda (3.9)”