nunchaku

English

Alternative forms

• nunchuck
• num-chuk

Etymology

From Japanese 双節棍 (nunchaku), from Min Nan 兩節棍／两节棍 (nn̄g-chat-kùn).

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)

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

Coordinate terms

• (weapon): flail

Translations

weapon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙節棍／双节棍 (zh) (shuāngjiégùn), 双节棍 (zh) (shuāngjiégùn)

• Czech: nunčaky m pl
• Danish: nunchaku c, karatestænger c pl
• Dutch: wurgstokjes n
• Finnish: nunchaku (fi)
• French: nunchaku (fr) m
• German: Nunchaku (de) n
• Hungarian: nuncsaku (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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: nunczako (pl) n, nunczaku (pl)
• Portuguese: nunchaku m
• Russian: нунтя́ку n (nuntjáku), нунча́ку (ru) n (nunčáku), нунча́ки (ru) n pl (nunčáki)
• Swedish: nunchaku c, karate pinnar c pl
• Vietnamese: song tiết côn, côn nhị khúc, côn hai khúc, lưỡng tiết côn

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Japanese

Romanization

nunchaku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬんちゃく
2. Rōmaji transcription of ヌンチャク

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Portuguese

Noun

nunchaku m (plural nunchakus)

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