English

Alternative forms

• Chris

Proper noun

Kris

1. A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Christina, and related given names.
2. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names.

Anagrams

• irks, kirs, risk

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French Christ ‎(“Christ”).

Proper noun

Kris

1. Christ

English

An Indonesian kris

Alternative forms

• crease
• creese
• keris
• kreese

Noun

kris ‎(plural krises or krisses)

1. An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade.
2. A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade.

See also

• kalis

Verb

kris ‎(third-person singular simple present krises, present participle krising, simple past and past participle krised)

1. (transitive) To stab with a kris.

Anagrams

• irks, kirs, risk

Romani

Etymology

From Greek κρίση ‎(krísi, “judgement, decision”).

Noun

kris f ‎(plural krisa)

1. law, rule

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English kris, creese, from Malay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krîːs/

Noun

krȋs m ‎(Cyrillic spelling кри̑с)

1. kris

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

kris c

1. crisis (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs)

Declension

Related terms

• krishantering
• krisinformation
• krisläge
• regeringskris