khanda

khanda
/kahn"deuh/, n.
an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point.
[1885-90; < Indo-Aryan; cf. Hindi khãra, Punjabi khanda sword, Assamese khanda heavy knife (Prakrit khamda-)]

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