kunai
See also: kūnai
English
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Etymology 1
editFrom Japanese 苦無 (くない, kunai).
Noun
editkunai (plural kunai)
- A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.
Related terms
editTranslations
edittool and weapon
Etymology 2
editFrom Tok Pisin kunai (“grass, grassland”), from Tolai kunəi (“long grass”).
Noun
editkunai (uncountable)
- A species of grass, Imperata cylindrica, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australasia, Africa, and southern Europe, and widely introduced to the New World.
Anagrams
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editRomanization
editkunai
Thao
editNoun
editkunai
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