Old Tajung Keris(es?)

David · 28th April 2017, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jean

I can't check my reference books for now but I seem to have read "krisses" as the plural of "kris" in many books written in English such as those from Frey and Van Duuren?
Regards

Yep, i've certainly seen that spelling. But frankly it sounds funny, like you are lisping when you say it. I'll stick to plural keris myself under i find a point where it doesn't proper communicate what i am trying to say. Just my own 2 keris there...

A. G. Maisey · 28th April 2017, 10:40 PM

Actually David, I use "keris" as the plural form also. I probably should use "kris" as the correct English spelling, but I'd sooner not. However, as Jean has said, a lot of keris-literate writers in English use "kerises" or "krises". In any case, we can always get around the problem with sentence construction.

Gavin Nugent · 29th April 2017, 04:03 AM

1 keris, 2 keris, 3 keris more, look at all those keris....keris it is....

A. G. Maisey · 29th April 2017, 04:57 AM

One a Krissy, two a Krissy, three a Krissy, four
Krissy dressed in tight blue jeans,
Knocking on my door.
Come in little Krissy,
Don't stand there in rain,
I've had a Krissy once before
And I'd like to once again.

Jean · 29th April 2017, 09:16 AM

A nice title and very educational book. I am following his steps....

Gavin Nugent · 29th April 2017, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jean

A nice title and very educational book. I am following his steps....

The European manner....

Gavin

Johan van Zyl · 29th April 2017, 11:09 AM

This is why I have come to love this keris warung kopi website so much.

I would not vote for the use of "krises" as a plural, because it comes too close to "crises". Especially when you pronounce the word as "creece", then you have a "crises" on your hands.

29th April 2017, 09:16 AM	#5
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	A nice title and very educational book. I am following his steps.... Attached Images

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A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Actually David, I use "keris" as the plural form also. I probably should use "kris" as the correct English spelling, but I'd sooner not. However, as Jean has said, a lot of keris-literate writers in English use "kerises" or "krises". In any case, we can always get around the problem with sentence construction.

29th April 2017, 04:03 AM	#3
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	1 keris, 2 keris, 3 keris more, look at all those keris....keris it is....

29th April 2017, 04:57 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	One a Krissy, two a Krissy, three a Krissy, four Krissy dressed in tight blue jeans, Knocking on my door. Come in little Krissy, Don't stand there in rain, I've had a Krissy once before And I'd like to once again.

29th April 2017, 11:09 AM	#7
Johan van Zyl Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Posts: 126	This is why I have come to love this keris warung kopi website so much. I would not vote for the use of "krises" as a plural, because it comes too close to "crises". Especially when you pronounce the word as "creece", then you have a "crises" on your hands.