Etymology

kukri

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Today it means: A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme. Full definition →

Nepali खुकुरी
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  1. Nepali · derived fromखुकुरी
  2. English todaykukri

From Nepali खुकुरी (khukurī).

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