khanda

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੰਡਾ (khaṇḍā), from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga). === Noun === khanda (plural khandas) (India, Sikhism) A double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism. (India, Sikhism) A religious symbol of Sikhism, ⟨☬⟩, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans. ==== Notes ==== The name of the Unicode character for the khanda, ⟨☬⟩, is Adi Shakti, which is a misnomer: Adi Shakti is a Goddess in the Shakti sect of Hinduism. ==== Translations ==== == Xhosa == === Verb === -khánda to forge, to hammer ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Verb === -khánda (transitive) to beat, to pound, to hammer, to forge (transitive) to fix, to mend, to repair, to doctor ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “khanda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khanda (3.9)”