nunchaku

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: nun‧cha‧ku
enPR: nən-chä'ko͞o, IPA^(key): /nənˈtʃɑːkuː/
Rhymes: -ɑːkuː
enPR: nŭn'chŭk", IPA^(key): /ˈnʌntʃʌk/
Rhymes: -ʌntʃʌk
enPR: nŭm'chŭk", IPA^(key): /ˈnʌmtʃʌk/
Rhymes: -ʌmtʃʌk

Noun

nunchaku (countable and uncountable, plural nunchakus)

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

Coordinate terms

(weapon): flail

Translations

weapon

Chinese:
Mandarin: 雙節棍 (zh), 双节棍 (zh) (shuāngjiégùn)
Czech: nunčaky m pl
Dutch: wurgstokjes n
Finnish: nunchaku
French: nunchaku (fr) m
German: Nunchaku (de) n
Hungarian: nuncsaku (hu)

Japanese: 双節棍 (ぬんちゃく, nunchaku), ヌンチャク (ja) (nunchaku), ヌウチク (nūchaku)
Korean: 쌍절곤 (ssangjeolgon) (雙節棍)
Marathi: नन्चक (nancaka), नुन्चाकु (nuncāku)
Polish: nunczaku (pl) n
Portuguese: nunchaku m
Russian: нунтя́ку n (nuntjáku), нунча́ку (ru) n (nunčáku), нунча́ки (ru) n pl (nunčáki)
Vietnamese: song tiết côn, côn nhị khúc, côn hai khúc, lưỡng tiết côn

Japanese

Romanization

nunchaku

Rōmaji transcription of ぬんちゃく
Rōmaji transcription of ヌンチャク

Portuguese

Noun

nunchaku m (plural nunchakus)

(martial arts) nunchaku (weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord)

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