knife vs kindjal

knife and kindjal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knife	Yes	No	Yes	No
kindjal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kindjal is a hyponym of knife; that is, kindjal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knife:

knife: a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
kindjal: a kind of short sword or dagger with a slightly curved blade, probably originated in Chechnya.

Other hyponyms of knife include bayonet, dagger, sticker, khukuri, machete, matchet, panga, shiv, trench knife, yataghan, seax.

knife (noun)	kindjal (noun)
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle	a kind of short sword or dagger with a slightly curved blade, probably originated in Chechnya.
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
any long thin projection that is transient

knife (verb)	kindjal (verb)
use a knife on