Etymology

klewang

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Today it means: A short, machete-like cutlass from Malaysia and Indonesia. Full definition →

Dutch klewang ← Malay kelewang
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The story

  1. Malay · derived fromkelewang
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromklewang
  3. English todayklewang

Borrowed from Dutch klewang, from Malay kelewang.

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