a double-edged sword that appears as the emblem on the Sikh flag and is used in the Amrit ceremony to stir the amrit
khanda in American English
(ˈkɑːndə)
noun
an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ Indo-Aryan; cf. Hindi khā̃ṛa, Punjabi khaṇḍā sword, Assamese khāṇḍa heavy knife (Prakrit khaṁḍa-)]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, lineup, retread, seminar, sensitization