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Definition of kirpan in English: kirpannoun kəːˈpɑːn A short sword or knife with a curved blade, worn (sometimes in miniature form) as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa. Example sentencesExamples - The school had banned the kirpan for safety reasons, on grounds that it could be used as a weapon.
- Recently, a Sikh student in Montreal was forbidden from attending his school if he wore his kirpan, a dagger Sikhs are obligated to carry as a part of their faith.
- Believers also carry a knife - a kirpan - as one of five key emblems of their faith.
- The kesh, the kachha, the kara, the kanga and the kirpan are the gifts, chiseled out for the Khalsa, by the divine artist.
- Orthodox Sikhs have been required to carry kirpans since the 17th century, and insist it is not a weapon.
Origin From Punjabi and Hindi kiṛpān, from Sanskrit kṛpāṇa 'sword'. |