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- [krees]
- /kris/
- /ˈkrɪs/
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- [krees]
- /kris/
Definitions of kris word
- noun kris a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays. 1
- noun kris A Malay or Indonesian dagger with a wavy blade. 1
- noun kris a Malayan and Indonesian stabbing or slashing knife with a scalloped edge 0
- noun kris a Malay double-edged dagger, usually with a wavy blade 0
- noun kris An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade. 0
- noun kris A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade. 0
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Origin of kris
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Malay kəris (spelling keris)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kris
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kris popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kris usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kris
noun kris
- blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
- dagger — A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
- saber — a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
- foil — to cover or back with foil.
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