harpe
English
noun
Definitions
- (Ancient Greece) A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἅρπη (falcon, bird of prey, scimitar, sickle).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἅρπη
Gloss
falcon, bird of prey, scimitar, sickle
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鎌