Kalis

//ˈkæ.lɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Filipino sword akin to the kris. Philippines

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis, from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris Doublet of kris.

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