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noun
A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A species of grass, Imperata cylindrica, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australasia, Africa, and southern Europe, and widely introduced to the New World.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
From Japanese 苦無 (くない, kunai).
From Tok Pisin kunai (“grass, grassland”), from Tolai kunəi (“long grass”).
Across languages
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