khanjar
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English
Etymology
From Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar). Doublet of kindjal.
Pronunciation
Noun
khanjar (plural khanjars)
- A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.
- 2003, Carl S Raswan, Black Tents of Arabia, Xlibris, page 6:
- The small khanjar is a curved dagger, and it was with this very one Nuri had killed in single combat a minor chieftain of the Muntefiq.
Translations
Arabian dagger
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Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈxand͡ʒar/
- Rhymes: -and͡ʒar
- Syllabification: khan‧jar
Noun
khanjar (plural khanjar-khanjar)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “khanjar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Noun
khanjar m or f (plural khanjares)
- Alternative form of canjar