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noun - a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
A Malayan dagger with a wavy double-edged blade.
noun - a short sword
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| A Malayan dagger with a wavy double-edged blade. |
| a Malay or Indonesian dagger with a wavy-edged blade. |
| a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade |
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The kris (ngoko Javanese: ; krama inggil Javanese: ; ngoko: keris; krama; dhuwung; krama inggil: wangkingan, lit. "to slice"; Jawi: , Thai: krit, Minangkabau: karih, Tagalog: kalis; Bugis and Makassarese: sele) is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (pamor). While most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia the kris is also indigenous to Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although many have straight blades as well. * Kris have been produced in many regions of Indonesia for centuries, but nowherealthough the island of Bali comes closeis the kris so embedded in a mutually-connected whole of ritual prescriptions and acts, ceremonies, mythical backgrounds and epic poetry as in Central Java. As a result, in Indonesia the kris is commonly associated with Javanese culture, although other ethnicities are familiar with t |