Transliteration: dkris
I. <verb> 1) Imp. of དཀྲི་བ་ q.v. 2) Part of དཀྲི་བ་ q.v. II. <noun> Usually used in conjunction with other words to indicate the band / cord / sash etc., that has been bound around something to hold it together or to wrap it securely. E.g., the bands around a tea churn or any other item made from bamboo which hold the bamboo tightly and prevent it from splitting. E.g., wrappings of cloth used to protect the legs (see below). 1) The type of band meaning what the band is made of e.g., ལྕགས་དཀྲིས་ "steel band"; སྨྱུག་དཀྲིས་ "bamboo band". 2) The type of band meaning what it is used to bind e.g., ཉྭ་དཀྲིས་ "leggings (done as cloth bindings around the lower legs, including the calves)"; སྐེ་དཀྲིས་ waist band; ཁ་དཀྲིས་ "muffle" q.v.