eskrima

== English == === Etymology === From Tagalog escrima or eskrima, borrowed from Spanish esgrima, noun form of the verb esgrimir (“to handle a melee weapon whether for offensive or defensive purposes”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧kri‧ma === Noun === eskrima (uncountable) The traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons. ==== Synonyms ==== (martial art): arnis, kali ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ramkies == Spanish == === Noun === eskrima f (uncountable) eskrima (Philippine martial art) ==== Hypernyms ==== deporte de combate == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === esgrima iskrima, isgrima === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esgrima (“fencing”), with the /ɡ/ devoiced following an unvoiced consonant /s/, from Italian scrima, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmijan. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈkɾima/ [ʔɛsˈkɾiː.mɐ] Rhymes: -ima Syllabification: es‧kri‧ma === Noun === eskrima (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ) eskrima (national martial art of the Philippines) Synonyms: arnis, kali fencing ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eskrimador === Further reading === “eskrima”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “eskrima”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018