薙刀

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • (sort=なぎなた) naginata: a traditional Japanese glaive

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building) + Japanese stem form of verb ja-l + Japanese 薙ぐ nagu “to mow, to cut down” + Japanese 鉈 (hatchet).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

hatchet

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