kris
English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
kris¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malay keris. Doublet of kalis. Recognized as part of English ca. 1580.
noun krises · krisses · crease · creese · creeze · crese
- A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade. Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.
verb kriss · krisses · krising · krissing · krised
- To stab or cut with a kris; to kill with a kris. This was reported to the Rajah (to some of whose wives the girl was related), and he immediately sent to the Englishman's house ordering him to give the woman up as she must be "krissed." In vain he begged and prayed, and offered to pay any fine the Rajah might impose, and finally refused to give he
Kris²
proper noun Chris
- A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Kristin, Kristine and related given names (Christina, etc).
- A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was tapped to help Vice President Mike Pence lead the panel, defended the commission in an interview on CNN’s “New Day” Monday.
KRIs³
noun
- plural of KRI
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cris, crisis, chris, keris, kalis, karambit, kerambit, kampilan, kujang, parang, kleywang, kukri, sundang, cangkul, jamdhar, golok
Translations
Every language
noun type of dagger
| Français | criss |
|---|
Talk about this word "kris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kris "kris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kris.Cite this
@misc{kris_2026,
title = {kris},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kris},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
