Etymology

kunai

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Today it means: A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai. Full definition →

Japanese 苦無
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kunai · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from苦無
  2. English todaykunai

From Japanese 苦無 (くない, kunai).

kunai · noun2

  1. Tolai · derived fromkunəi“long grass”
  2. Tok Pisin · borrowed fromkunai“grass, grassland”
  3. English todaykunai

From Tok Pisin kunai (“grass, grassland”), from Tolai kunəi (“long grass”).

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