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kukri meaning in Nepali

खुकुरी khukurī

UK/ˈkʊkɹi/

kukri in Nepali: खुकुरी (khukurī). In English, kukri means a curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.

Nepali words for kukri

knife
खुकुरी khukurī

English meaning of kukri

  1. noun A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.

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Questions about kukri in Nepali

What is the meaning of kukri in Nepali?
Kukri in Nepali is खुकुरी (khukurī).
kukri को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Kukri: खुकुरी (khukurī).
What does kukri mean in English?
Kukri means a curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kukri (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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