nunchaku
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nunchaku
- /nʌnˈtʃækuː/ UK
- /nʌnˈtʃɑːkuː/ UK
- /nʌnˈt͡ʃɑku/ US
- /nən-/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Okinawan 双節棍 (nunchaku) (compare Japanese 双節棍 (nunchaku)), probably from Hokkien 兩節棍 /两节棍 (nn̄g-chat-kùn, literally “two-segment cudgel”), from 兩 /两 (nn̄g, “two”) + 節 /节 (chat, “joint; link; segment”) + 棍 (kùn, “cudgel; stick”).
noun nunchakus · numchuck · num-chuk · nunchuck · nunchuk
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A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
Similar: chainsticks
- The skill of using this weapon in martial arts.
Translations
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noun weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
| Español | nunchaku, chaco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쌍절곤 ssangjeolgon |
| 日本語 | 双節棍 nunchaku, ヌンチャク nunchaku, ヌウチク nūchaku |
| 中文 | 雙節棍 /双节棍 shuāngjiégùn |
| Português | nunchaku |
| Français | nunchaku |
| Deutsch | Nunchaku |
| Italiano | nunchaku |
| Русский | нунча́ки nunčáki, нунча́ку nunčáku, нунтя́ку nuntjáku |
| Tiếng Việt | nhị khúc côn, côn nhị khúc |
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