nunchaku

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: nən-chä'ko͞o, IPA: /nənˈtʃɑːkuː/, X-SAMPA: /n@n"tSA:ku:/

  Rhymes: -ɑːkuː

• enPR: nŭn'chŭk", IPA: /ˈnʌntʃʌk/, X-SAMPA: /"nVntSVk/

  Rhymes: -ʌntʃʌk

• enPR: nŭm'chŭk", IPA: /ˈnʌmtʃʌk/, X-SAMPA: /"nVmtSVk/

  Rhymes: -ʌmtʃʌk

Etymology

Japanese word, from Min Nan trad. 兩節棍, simpl. 两节棍 (POJ nn̄g-chiat-kùn, IPA: /nʌŋ˨˩tɕiat˥˥kun˨˩/)

Alternative forms

• nunchuck

Noun

nunchaku (plural nunchaku or nunchakus)

1. (martial arts) a weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
2. A similarly formed device, such as the Wii Nunchuk attachment.

Translations

weapon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙節棍 (cmn), 双节棍 (cmn) (shuāngjiégùn)

• Czech: nunčaky (cs) m pl
• Dutch: wurgstokjes (nl) n
• Finnish: nunchaku (fi)
• French: nunchaku (fr) m
• German: Nunchaku (de) n
• Hungarian: nuncsaku (hu)
• Japanese: 双節棍 (ja) (ぬんちゃく, nunchaku), ヌンチャク (ja) (nunchaku), ヌウチク (ja) (nūchaku)

• Korean: 쌍절곤 (ko) (ssangjeolgon) (雙節棍 (ko))
• Marathi: नन्चक (mr) (nancaka), नुन्चाकु (mr) (nuncāku)
• Polish: nunczaku (pl) n
• Russian: нунтяку (ru) (nuntjáku) n  (indeclinable), нунчаку (ru) (nunčáku) n  (indeclinable), нунчаки (ru) (nunčáki) n pl 
• Vietnamese: song tiết côn (vi), côn nhị khúc (vi), côn hai khúc (vi), lưỡng tiết côn (vi)

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Romanization

nunchaku

1. See ヌンチャク