keris

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

keris

  1. plural of keri

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris, doublet of kalis.

Noun

keris

  1. (chiefly Malaysia) Alternative spelling of kris

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

keris

  1. Romanization of ᬓᭂᬭᬶᬲ᭄.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kê‧ris

Noun

keris (plural keris-keris, first-person possessive kerisku, second-person possessive kerismu, third-person possessive kerisnya)

  1. kris, keris: sheathed sharp-blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there are also straight-edged). This weapon can be both a dagger and sword.

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Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

keris

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris. Can be analyzed as ke- +‎ iris related to hiris (to slice).

Pronunciation

Noun

keris (Jawi spelling کريس, plural keris-keris, informal 1st possessive kerisku, 2nd possessive kerismu, 3rd possessive kerisnya)

  1. kris

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Descendants

Further reading

Sundanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

Noun

keris

  1. sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there are also straight-edged). This weapon can be both a dagger and sword.