kukri

[ koo k-ree ]

/ ˈkʊk ri /

a large knife having a heavy curved blade that is sharp on the concave side, used by the Napalese Gurkhas for hunting and combat.

Origin of kukri

First recorded in 1805–15, kukri is from the Hindi word kukṛī

kuhnau, kuia, kuibyshev, kuiper, kuiper belt, kukri, kuksu, kuku, kuku nor, kukui, kula

One of the Gurkhas bent down, sliced off some of the cloth with his kukri, and burst out laughing.

The Disputed V.C. |Frederick P. Gibbon
One Gurkha made his way into a house, and single-handed captured five Germans, whom he marched off at the point of his kukri.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
Karbir turned on him like a tiger, with kukri uplifted, and the Punjabi jumped back.

The Disputed V.C. |Frederick P. Gibbon
With his kukri he did wonders out there on stilly nights, when he wriggled "over the top," gripping its good blade in his teeth.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917 |Various

All the men and some of the women are armed with the kukri, a heavy-bladed weapon or knife of singular shape.

A Journey to Katmandu |Laurence Oliphant

kukri

/ (ˈkʊkrɪ) /

a knife with a curved blade that broadens towards the point, esp as used by Gurkhas

from Hindi