Two notable exceptions are the Philippines where it is usually called "kalis" in Tagalog, although the Filipino "kalis" is more like a sword rather than a dagger, and Thailand where it is always spelled "kris" and pronounced either as "kris" or "krit" (กริช) in Thai, while in the Yala dialect it is spelled "kareh". In Cambodia it is spelled as "kris" (គ្រីស) in Khmer. Other alternative spellings used by European colonists include "cryse", "crise", "criss", "kriss" and "creese". In English, the plural form is often simply "kris" as well.