Definitions For Nunchaku

Noun

NUNCHAKU (plural s) (martial arts) a weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord A similarly formed device, such as the w:wii_remote#nunchuk, wii nunchuk attachment.

Coordinate terms

weapon flail

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 雙節棍, sc=Hani, 双节棍, tr=shuāngjiégùn, sc=Hani Czech: nunčaky, m-p Danish: nunchaku, c, karatestænger, c-p Dutch: wurgstokjes, n Finnish: nunchaku French: nunchaku, m German: Nunchaku, n Hungarian: nuncsaku Japanese: 双節棍 (ぬんちゃく, nunchaku), ヌンチャク, tr=nunchaku, ヌウチク (nūchaku) Korean: 쌍절곤 (雙節棍, sc=Hani) Marathi: नन्चक, नुन्चाकु Polish: nunczako, n, nunczaku Portuguese: nunchaku, m Russian: нунтя́ку, n, нунча́ку, n, нунча́ки, n-p Swedish: nunchaku, c, karate pinnar, c-p Vietnamese: song tiết côn, côn nhị khúc, côn hai khúc, lưỡng tiết côn

Alternative forms

nunchuck num-chuk

Etymology

From {{bor, en, ja, 双節棍, tr=nunchaku}}, from {{der, en, nan, -}} {{zh-l, 兩節棍, nn̄g-chat-kùn}}.