"kukri" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkʊkɹi/ [UK] Forms: kukris [plural]
Etymology: From Nepali खुकुरी (khukurī). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ne|खुकुरी}} Nepali खुकुरी (khukurī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kukri (plural kukris)
  1. A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme. Wikipedia link: kukri Categories (topical): Swords Synonyms: Gurkha knife, khukuri, kukuri Translations (knife): kukrio (Esperanto), ククリ (kukuri) (Japanese), खुकुरी (khukurī) (Nepali)

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