keris

English

Etymology 1

Noun

keris

1. plural of keri

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris, doublet of kalis.

Noun

keris

1. (chiefly Malaysia) Alternative spelling of kris

Anagrams

• kiers, Sirek, Kiser, skier, keirs, siker, Keirs, Kiers, Rieks, Riske, rikes, Rikes

Balinese

Romanization

keris

1. Romanization of ᬓᭂᬭᬶᬲ᭄.

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, first-person possessive kerisku, second-person possessive kerismu, third-person possessive kerisnya)

1. 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.

Javanese

Romanization

keris

1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris. Can be analyzed as ke- +‎ iris related to hiris (“to slice”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

Noun

keris (Jawi spelling کريس, plural keris-keris, informal 1st possessive kerisku, 2nd possessive kerismu, 3rd possessive kerisnya)

1. kris

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkeris [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: keris
• → English: kris, crease, creese, creeze, crese, cress, cris, criss, crys, cryse, keris, kreese, kriss
  • → Serbo-Croatian: kris
• → Thai: กริช (grìt)

Further reading

• “keris” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sundanese

Alternative forms

• ᮊᮨᮛᮤᮞ᮪ (keris)

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

Noun

keris

1. sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there are also straight-edged). This weapon can be both a dagger and sword.