arnis

See also: Arnis

English

Etymology 1

From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness).

Noun

arnis (countable and uncountable, plural arnises)

1. (countable) A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stick fighting.
2. Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art.

Synonyms

• (martial art): eskrima, kali

Etymology 2

Noun

arnis

1. plural of arni

Anagrams

• Nairs, Nasir, Rains, Risan, naris, nasri, rains, ranis, sarin, siRNA, sirna

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• arnes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arnés.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧nis
• IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈnis/, [ʔɐɾˈn̪is]

Noun

arnís

1. arnis (Philippine stick fighting)

   Synonyms: eskrima, kali