tulwar

English

an 19th century tulwar

Alternative forms

• talwar, tulwaur

Etymology

From Hindi तलवार (talvār).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtʌlwɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtʌlwɑɹ/

Noun

tulwar (plural tulwars)

1. A type of curved sword used in India and throughout South Asia.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘At Howli Thana’, Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 388:

     Therefore, the Havildar, taking his tulwar, smote one of us lightly on the forearm in the fat, and another on the leg, and a third on the back of the hand.

Hypernyms

• scimitar

Translations

sword

• Japanese: タルワール (taruwāru)