Etymology

tonfa

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Today it means: A traditional hand-held Okinawan weapon, a wooden stick with a perpendicular handle, traditionally wielded in pairs. Full definition →

Japanese トンファー
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  1. Japanese · derived fromトンファー
  2. English todaytonfa

From Japanese トンファー (tonfā).

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