kukri
/ˈkʊkɹi/noun
kukri is spelled K-U-K-R-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kukri means “A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kukri is kukris.
How many letters and syllables are in kukri?
| Letters | 5: K-U-K-R-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kukri?
Kukri appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kukri?
- US /ˈkʊkɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kukri
- kukris plural
- khukuri
- kukuri
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kukri mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many variants exist, but all share recurve as a common theme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kukri in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense knife:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Khukuri, Kukri |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kukri come from?
From Nepali खुकुरी (khukurī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).