keris
English
Etymology 1
Noun
keris
- plural of keri
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay keris, doublet of kalis.
Noun
keris
Anagrams
Balinese
Etymology
From Old Javanese kĕris, kris.
Noun
keris (Balinese script ᬓᭂᬭᬶᬲ᭄)
- kris: sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there is also straight-edged); this weapon could be both dagger and sword.
Estonian
Noun
keris (genitive kerise, partitive kerist)
Declension
| Declension of keris (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | keris | kerised | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kerise | ||
| genitive | keriste | ||
| partitive | kerist | keriseid | |
| illative | kerisesse | keristesse keriseisse | |
| inessive | kerises | keristes keriseis | |
| elative | kerisest | keristest keriseist | |
| allative | kerisele | keristele keriseile | |
| adessive | kerisel | keristel keriseil | |
| ablative | keriselt | keristelt keriseilt | |
| translative | keriseks | keristeks keriseiks | |
| terminative | keriseni | keristeni | |
| essive | kerisena | keristena | |
| abessive | keriseta | keristeta | |
| comitative | kerisega | keristega | |
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈrɪs]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ris
Noun
keris (plural keris-keris)
- kris, keris: sheathed sharp-blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there are also straight-edged). This weapon can be both a dagger and sword
Derived terms
- berkeris
- mengeris
- perkerisan
- keris alang
- keris bahari
- keris berluk
- keris melela
- keris pandak
- keris panjang
- keris parung
- keris pendawa
- keris pendek
- keris pendus
- keris pusaka
- keris sari
- keris sempana
- keris sepukal
Further reading
- “keris” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris. Can be analysed as ke- + iris related to hiris (“to slice”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /kəˈres/ [kəˈres]
- Rhymes: -es
- (Baku) IPA(key): /kəˈris/ [kəˈris]
- Rhymes: -is
- Hyphenation: ke‧ris
Noun
keris (Jawi spelling کريس, plural keris-keris)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berkeris [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: keris (inherited)
- → English: kris, crease, creese, creeze, crese, cress, cris, crise, criss, crys, cryse, keris, kreese, kriss
- → Serbo-Croatian: kris
- → Cebuano: kalis
- → Hiligaynon: kalis
- → Tagalog: kalis
- → Tausug: kalis
- → Thai: กริช (grìt)
Further reading
- “keris” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
Etymology
From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.
Noun
keris (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮛᮤᮞ᮪)