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nagamaki

nagamaki noun: a type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable to other regular Japanese swords, though other longer ones also were made.

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Noun

nagamaki (plural nagamakis or nagamaki)

  1. A type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable to other regular Japanese swords, though other longer ones also were made.

Forms of nagamaki

pluralnagamakis
pluralnagamaki

Origin of nagamaki

Borrowed from Japanese 長巻 (nagamaki), itself a compound of 長 (naga, “long”) + 巻 (maki, “winding”), from having a long wrapped handle.

Questions about nagamaki

What does nagamaki mean?
Nagamaki means a type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable to other regular Japanese swords, though other longer ones also were made.
What part of speech is nagamaki?
Nagamaki is a noun.
What is the plural of nagamaki?
The plural of nagamaki is nagamakis.

Words near nagamaki in the dictionary

  1. Nagakute
  2. Nagaland
  3. Nagalander
  4. Nagalanders
  5. nagalase
  6. nagamaki
  7. nagamakis
  8. Nagambie
  9. Nagamese
  10. Nagami kumquat
  11. Nagami kumquats

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