martial art
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martial art
Where it comes from
Calque of Japanese 武術 (bujutsu), which is itself borrowed from Chinese 武術 /武术 (wǔshù). However, the term had been already mentioned in Pope's Iliad (1715, 4.360), and in Sotheby's Iliad (1831, book 6).
noun martial arts
- Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.
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Military skills, proficiency in military strategy, prowess in warfare.
[…] of all the modes by which the advantage of his country may be secured, the martial arts and valour are those by which a Swiss the most hopes to promote it.
Similar: combat sport
Translations
Every language
noun fighting style
| Español | arte marcial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무예 muye, 무술 musul |
| 日本語 | 武術 bujutsu, 武道 budō, 武芸 bugei |
| 中文 | 武術 /武术 wǔshù, 武藝 /武艺 wǔyì |
| हिन्दी | युद्ध कलाएँ yuddh kalāẽ |
| Português | arte marcial |
| Français | art martial |
| Deutsch | Kampfkunst, Kampfsport |
| Italiano | arti marziali |
| Ελληνικά | πολεμικές τέχνες polemikés téchnes |
| Română | artă marțială |
| Русский | боево́е иску́сство bojevóje iskússtvo, единобо́рства jedinobórstva |
| Tiếng Việt | môn võ, môn võ thuật, võ thuật, vũ thuật |
| العربية | فَنٌّ قِتَالِيّ fannun qitāliyy, الفُنُون القِتَالِيَّة al-funūn al-qitāliyya |
| עברית | אמנות לחימה |
noun military prowess
| 中文 | 兵法 bīngfǎ |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kriegskunst |
| Русский | вое́нное иску́сство vojénnoje iskússtvo |
| Tiếng Việt | tài năng chiến đấu |
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title = {martial art},
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