khanda

[ kahn-duh ]
/ ˈkɑn də /

noun

an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point.

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Origin of khanda

1885–90; < Indo-Aryan; compare Hindi khā̃ṛa, Punjabi khaṇḍā sword, Assamese khāṇḍa heavy knife (Prakrit khaṁḍa-)

Words nearby khanda

khamenei, khamsin, khan, khanate, khanbalik, khanda, khanga, khania, khaniá, khanjar, khanka
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British Dictionary definitions for khanda

khanda
/ (ˈkʌːndə) /

noun

a double-edged sword that appears as the emblem on the Sikh flag and is used in the Amrit ceremony to stir the amrit
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