kirpan

noun
kir·​pan | \ kirˈpän, kər-\
plural -s

Definition of kirpan

: the sacred dagger of the Sikhs the right of every Sikh … to wear a kirpan— J. C. Archer

History and Etymology for kirpan

Panjabi & Hindi kirpāṇ, from Sanskrit kṛpāṇa sword

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