kirpan vs dagger

kirpan and dagger both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kirpan	Yes	No	No	No
dagger	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dagger is a hypernym of kirpan; that is, dagger is a word with a broader meaning than kirpan:

kirpan: a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times
dagger: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

Other hypernyms of kirpan include sticker.

kirpan (noun)	dagger (noun)
a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times	a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
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