ކިރިސް

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Compare Malay keris

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ki.ɾis̪/, [ki.ɾis̪]
  • Hyphenation: ކި‧ރިސް

Noun

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ކިރިސް (kiris) (plural ކިރިސްތައް (kiristak̊))

  1. dagger, dirk, kris

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރިސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145