Kris wedge or sliver. "Kris" is the more frequently used spelling in the West, but "keris" is more popular in the dagger's native lands, as exemplified by the late Bambang Harsrinuksmo's popular book entitled "Ensiklopedi Keris" (Kris Encyclopedia). Two notable exceptions are the Philippines where it is usually called "kalis" or "kris" (although the Filipino "kalis" is a sword, rather than a dagger), and Thailand where it is always spelled kris and pronounced either as "kris" or "krit". In the Yala dialect the word is "kareh". Other spellings used by European colonists include "cryse", "crise", "criss", "kriss" and "creese." Kris history
KRIS-TV with KRIS. Cordillera Communications now owns all KZTV assets with Eagle Creek owning the broadcast license. On August 24, 2017, KRIS and KZTV began simulcasting together to provide full coverage of Hurricane Harvey with both news teams. Cordillera announced on October 29, 2018 it will sell most of its stations, including KRIS and the SSA with KZTV, to the E. W. Scripps Company. The sale is expected to close in early 2019. Combined with an unrelated side deal resulting from an acquisition involving Raycom Media and Gray Television, if both deals are completed, it would make KRIS a sister station