arnis
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English
Etymology 1
From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness).
Noun
arnis (countable and uncountable, plural arnises)
- (uncountable) Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
- (countable) A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
arnis
Anagrams
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish arnés (“harness”), from French harnais.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɾˈnis/
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ar‧nis
Noun
arnís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔)
Further reading
- “arnis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018