keris

keris

1. plural of keri

Borrowed from Malay keris, doublet of kalis.

keris

1. (chiefly Malaysia) Alternative spelling of kris

• kiers, Sirek, Kiser, skier, keirs, siker, Keirs, Kiers, Rieks, Riske, rikes, Rikes

keris

1. Romanization of ᬓᭂᬭᬶᬲ᭄.

Inherited from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrɪs]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ris

keris (plural keris-keris, first-person possessive kerisku, second-person possessive kerismu, third-person possessive kerisnya)

1. kris, keris: sheathed sharp-blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there are also straight-edged). This weapon can be both a dagger and sword.

• “keris” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

keris

1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀.

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris. Can be analyzed as ke- +‎ iris related to hiris (“to slice”).

• Rhymes: -is

keris (Jawi spelling کريس, plural keris-keris, informal 1st possessive kerisku, 2nd possessive kerismu, 3rd possessive kerisnya)

1. kris

• Indonesian: keris
• → English: kris, crease, creese, creeze, crese, cress, cris, criss, crys, cryse, keris, kreese, kriss
  • → Serbo-Croatian: kris
• → Thai: กริช (grìt)

• “keris” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• ᮊᮨᮛᮤᮞ᮪ (keris)

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

keris

1. sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there are also straight-edged). This weapon can be both a dagger and sword.