keris

keris

1. plural of keri

Borrowed from Malay keris, doublet of kalis.

keris

1. (chiefly Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) Alternative spelling of kris.

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

From Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

keris (Balinese script ᬓᭂᬭᬶᬲ᭄)

1. kris: sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there is also straight-edged); this weapon could be both dagger and sword.

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

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

keris (plural keris-keris)

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

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

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /kəˈres/ [kəˈres]
  • Rhymes: -es
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /kəˈris/ [kəˈris]
  • Rhymes: -is
• Hyphenation: ke‧ris

keris (Jawi spelling کريس, plural keris-keris)

1. kris

• > Indonesian: keris (inherited)
• → English: kris, crease, creese, creeze, crese, cress, cris, crise, criss, crys, cryse, keris, kreese, kriss
  • → Serbo-Croatian: kris
• → Cebuano: kalis
• → Hiligaynon: kalis
• → Tagalog: kalis
• → Tausug: kalis
• → Thai: กริช (grìt)

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

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

keris (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮛᮤᮞ᮪)

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.