gadana
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See also: gadaña
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish catana, from Japanese 刀 (katana).
Noun[edit]
gadana
- Katana.
- c. 1610, Chimalpahin, Diario, page 134:
- oncan quitecatihui ce gadana tepoztli yuhqui yn imespada ypã ponhui
(there they place a katana of metal, which counts as their sword)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References[edit]
- Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (2006) James Lockhart, Susan Schroeder, Doris Namala, transl., Annals of His Time: Don Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 170–171