kindjal

[kin-jahl]

noun

a double-edged knife of the Caucasus, having a broad blade with edges parallel for most of their length, terminating in a long, sharp point.

Origin of kindjal

< Russian kinzhál, probably < a Turkic language of the Caucasus, ultimately < Persian khanjar khanjar

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