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kirpan

/kɪəˈpɑːn/noun

उच्चारण किअर्पान

कृपाण

Advanced word

noun
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    a short sword or dagger carried by baptized Sikhs as a religious symbol

    कृपाण

    • Under the Constitution, carrying a kirpan is part of the religious practice of Sikhs.
    • He wore a small kirpan in a sheath at his side.
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General knowledge

The kirpan is one of the five Ks of Sikhism, along with kesh, kangha, kara and kachhera.

Kirpan सिख धर्म के पाँच ककारों में से एक है, बाकी चार हैं kesh, kangha, kara और kachhera।