Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Philippines)A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

Origin

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis, from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris Doublet of kr

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis, from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris Doublet of kris.

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Forms

plural: kalises
Singularkalis
Pluralkalises

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kaisakalekaleidoscopekamalakamikaze

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