tonfa

T1O1N1F4A1

noun

A traditional hand-held Okinawan weapon, a wooden stick with a perpendicular handle, traditionally wielded in pairs.

OriginJapanese トンファー →
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Meanings

nountonfa (plural tonfas or tonfa)

plural tonfas

  1. A traditional hand-held Okinawan weapon, a wooden stick with a perpendicular handle, traditionally wielded in pairs.

Origin

  1. Japaneseトンファー
  2. Englishtonfa

From Japanese トンファー (tonfā).

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