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kunai

kunai noun: a Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.

Noun (1)

kunai (plural kunai)

  1. A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.

Noun (2)

kunai (uncountable)

  1. A species of grass, Imperata cylindrica, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australasia, Africa, and southern Europe, and widely introduced to the New World.

kunai meaning in Marathi, Persian and Thai

kunai in Marathi

tool and weapon
कुनाइ kunāi

kunai in Persian

tool and weapon
کونای

kunai in Thai

tool and weapon
คุนะอิ

Forms of kunai

pluralkunai

Plural of kunai: kunai

Origin of kunai

From Japanese 苦無 (くない, kunai).

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

Questions about kunai

What does kunai mean?
Kunai means a Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.
What is kunai in Marathi?
Kunai in Marathi is कुनाइ (kunāi). See Kunai meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is kunai?
Kunai is a noun.
What is the plural of kunai?
The plural of kunai is kunai.

Words near kunai in the dictionary

  1. Kunaaveshi
  2. kunafa
  3. kunafas
  4. kunafeh
  5. Kunahandhoo
  6. kunai
  7. Kunak
  8. Kunal
  9. Kunama
  10. Kunar
  11. kunas

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