KIRPAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kirpan mean? 

• KIRPAN (noun)
  The noun KIRPAN has 1 sense:

1. a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times

  Familiarity information: KIRPAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIRPAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("kirpan" is a kind of...):

dagger; sticker (a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing)