Etymology

kris

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Today it means: A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade. Full definition →

Malay keris
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The story

  1. Malay · borrowed fromkeris
  2. English todaykris

Borrowed from Malay keris. Doublet of kalis. Recognized as part of English ca. 1580.

Words from the same roots

Malaykeris all →

kalis

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