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short crooked sword, knife [JV]

a hooked-knife [RY]

curved / crescent / hooked knife [usu. with a vajra handle]. the Lord Who Holds a Curved Blade, [a Dharma protector] [RY]

1) hooked knife [usu. w vajra handle]; 2) former weapon; 2) the Lord who holds a curved blade, [a dharma protector] [IW]

crescent blade/knife (the shape is more 'crescent' than 'hooked' or 'curved'; Sanskrit: kartika, kartri, or katari) [Erick Tsiknopoulos]