nunchaku

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Okinawan 双節棍 (nunchaku) (compare Japanese 双節棍 (nunchaku)), probably from Hokkien 兩節棍 / 两节棍 (nn̄g-chat-kùn, literally “two-segment cudgel”), from 兩 / 两 (nn̄g, “two”) + 節 / 节 (chat, “joint; link; segment”) + 棍 (kùn, “cudgel; stick”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nʌnˈtʃækuː/, /nʌnˈtʃɑːkuː/ (General American) enPR: nən-chä'ko͞o, IPA(key): /nʌnˈt͡ʃɑku/, /nən-/ Hyphenation: nun‧cha‧ku === Noun === nunchaku (countable and uncountable, plural nunchakus) (martial arts, weaponry) (countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. [from 20th c.] Synonyms: chainsticks, numchuck, num-chuk, nunchuck, nunchuk (uncountable) The skill of using this weapon in martial arts. ==== Hypernyms ==== weapon ==== Coordinate terms ==== flail ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Thesaurus:weapon === References === === Further reading === nunchaku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia nunchaku (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Japanese == === Romanization === nunchaku Rōmaji transcription of ぬんちゃく Rōmaji transcription of ヌンチャク