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/nʌnˈtʃækuː/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/nʌnˈtʃɑːkuː/
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General-American:
nən-chä'ko͞o
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/nʌnˈt͡ʃɑku/
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A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: engineering, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, sports, tools, war, weaponry
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chainsticks
Antonyms: none provided
The skill of using this weapon in martial arts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: engineering, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, sports, tools, war, weaponry
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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”).
Across languages
Translations 35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
нунчаку
(nunčaku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Bulgarian :
нунджако
(nundžako)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Cebuano :
tsako
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Chinese :
兩節棍 /两节棍
(nn̄gchatkùn)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Chinese Mandarin :
雙節棍 /双节棍
(shuāngjiégùn)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Czech :
nunčaky
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Danish :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Danish :
karatestænger
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Dutch :
wurgstokjes
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Finnish :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
French :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
German :
Nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Hungarian :
nuncsaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Indonesian :
ruyung
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Italian :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Japanese :
双節棍
(nunchaku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Japanese :
ヌンチャク
(nunchaku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Japanese :
ヌウチク
(nūchaku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Korean :
쌍절곤
(ssangjeolgon)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Marathi :
नन्चक
(nancak)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Marathi :
नुन्चाकु
(nuncāku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Okinawan :
双節棍
(nunchaku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Polish :
nunczako
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Polish :
nunczaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Portuguese :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Russian :
нунча́ки
(nunčáki)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Russian :
нунча́ку
(nunčáku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Russian :
нунтя́ку
(nuntjáku)
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Spanish :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Spanish :
chaco
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Swedish :
nunchaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Swedish :
karate pinnar
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Turkish :
nunçaku
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Vietnamese :
nhị khúc côn
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
Vietnamese :
côn nhị khúc
— weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
