khanda

[ kahn-duh ]

noun

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

khanda

/ ˈkʌːndə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of khanda¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Indo-Aryan; compare Hindi khā̃ṛa, Punjabi khaṇḍā “sword,” Assamese khāṇḍa “heavy knife” ( Prakrit khaṁḍa- )

Example Sentences

The state emblems are a jhar or sprig of seven branches and a khanda or sword.

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All the acts of men are lost by discontinuance of their practice (as in Jnna khanda).

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The long cut-and-thrust sword is not uncommon, and also the khanda or double-edged sword.

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There was never a word from Scott in the Khanda district, away to the southeast, except the regular telegraphic report to Hawkins.

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When she becomes of marriageable age she is formally married to the Khanda or daggar of Khandoba, and becomes his nominal wife.

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