User:Miwasatoshi/List of weapon names in various languages
The following tables list the names of premodern combat weapons in various languages and scripts of the world. Where possible, each language's native writing system is used, along with transliterations in Latin script and other important writing systems where applicable.
Old World language families
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanche (Hispanicized) |
tabona tafiague tauas |
magido | amodaga añepa banot moca tamosaque |
tezzeze | magado sunta tenique |
gueton | tarja | ||||||
| Guanche |
tawuna tafiag tawas |
maγidaw | amădag anzef bannod maqqa tamuéakt |
tezzez | magadu sunta tenik |
geîîum | tarah | ||||||
| Kabyle | ajembʷi / tajembʷit ajenwi / tajenwiţ elmus / lembʷas tabusεadit |
asekkin / isekkin aṭaɣan / aṭiɣan flissa llemca / lemca |
acettab agelzim amentas ccuqer / cuqqer |
adebbuz | amezzagzu | tirbulat (=slingshot) tisiqest (=dart) | |||||||
| Riff (Tarifit) |
ssif | ddəbbuz | aʕəkkaz | ||||||||||
| Tamahaq (Tahaggart) |
ta-kub-a | ||||||||||||
| Tayart Tamajeq | tăkoba |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bata - Wadi | giiláá | ||||||||||||
| Gavar | gĕldĕ | ||||||||||||
| Hausa | askā bàr̄hō wukā |
findi kànsakàlī tagomas tákṑbī / tákwṑbī |
barandem(m)i gatari gitta kurada |
mashi nasa |
kokara kulkī sanda |
kandiri sanda |
baka | bulala rarangama |
dangi garkua / gerkua kotafani kunkeli* kwungura* makari warwarji |
gário (=throwing blade) | |||
| Gude | ŋg ìla | ||||||||||||
| Holma | giilắ | ||||||||||||
| Kera | kúbkúbì | ||||||||||||
| Mubi | kééli | ||||||||||||
| Nzanyi | (n)gilắ | ||||||||||||
| Nzanyi - Kobochi | geeláá | ||||||||||||
| Tumak | kúbkùb |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ge'ez | 'afā / ḥafā / sawtal / (ma)ṭbaḥt / qʷarnen | 'afot 'erag matḥ sayf |
bidon | ||||||||||
| Amharic | billa / billawa čube karra sănti |
afa gʷärade ሰይፍ / säyf šotäl |
fas tägära |
tor | bättər dulla qomät |
zäng | qāst | alānga ğəraf |
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| Gafat | karrā | ||||||||||||
| Oromo | kara | ||||||||||||
| Somali | bilawa mindi |
seef | gudimo / gudumo | aradub bagaf be'idi / behidi dohana sallado teri wáran weidar |
bud hara / harai |
hori ul |
hanso | jedal shabuk |
gashan | ||||
| Tigre | hafa | ||||||||||||
| Tigrinya | karra |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | aritu kars̩illu(m) mākalum makkasu serpu tangagtu |
nams̩āru(m) | agasalakku(m) akkullu ārimānu(m) ẖas̩s̩illu(m) kalmakru(m) |
ariktu pālišu(m) sinnattu(m) sukuptu |
itbārtu | gišḫaššu ẖuppalû(m) maskasu(m) sankullu(m) |
ḫuṭartu makūtu(m) šibirru(m) uspartu |
apisāmūš | iẖzu kaparru māḫītu tamšāru(m) |
arītu tuksu(m) |
usspu (=sling) | ||
| Ugaritic | mams̩āru | ||||||||||||
| Biblical Hebrew | חרב / khérev | ||||||||||||
| Hebrew | סכין / sakin | חרב / khérev סיף / sayif |
גרזן / garzen | חנית / khanít כידון / kidon |
אלה / ele מקל / maqqel |
אלה / ele | מקל / maqél | קשת / keshet | קשת / keshet | שוט / šot | מגן / magén | ||
| Egyptian | mʒz mdn.w / mtn.w |
ḫpš / khopesh mšw sf.t |
mjb.t | mrḥ | mnw | mqr | *mḥ | ||||||
| Arabic | جنبية / janbīyah خنجر / khanjar مدية / mudya سكين / sikkiin |
سيف / sayf | فأس / fas | رمح / rumħ | هراوة / hiraawa | صولجان / saulajaan | قوس / qaws | ||||||
| Andalusian Arabic | ḡafināt sikk īn šafrah xanjar |
sayf șimșam(ah) |
malāūis / milțās šaqūr |
buhūr manb.l mațrad rumḥ |
'awdah | būrruh d.bbūz marzabbah șawlajān |
warrāk | qaws | qaws al'aqqār qaws allawlab qaws an ifranjī |
maqma | mazbar / mazābir (=sickle) | ||
| Libyan Arabic | موس / mūs | ||||||||||||
| Moroccan Arabic | موس / mūs | ||||||||||||
| Maltese | sikkina | sejf xabla |
mannara | lanza | tarka |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riang | wac.2 | ||||||||||||
| Konto | vac.2 laŋ.2- | ||||||||||||
| Samtao | vac.2 | ||||||||||||
| U | viaic | ||||||||||||
| Lawa | vec |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnamese | dao | gươm kiếm |
rìu | giáo thương |
gậy | gậy | kích | cung | roi da | lá chắn |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cebuano | korta kutsilyo lansita |
espada | atsa / hatsa wasay |
ban(g)kaw pana sapang |
bunal | sungkod | gapasan pana |
latus pamalo |
kalasag sangga |
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| Filipino (Tagalog) |
balaraw daga kampit kutsilyo lanseta punyal sundang talim |
espada / ispada sable tabak |
palakol | sibat | paluin samahan |
tungkod | baston tungkod |
tukod / tungkod | arko pana |
pana | latigo / latiko pamalo |
iskudo kalasag panangga taming |
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| Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) |
kortapluma kutsilyo lansitas |
espada | sibat | tukod | pana | latigo putik |
taming | ||||||
| Tausug | bangkung buna hanting janap lahut laring pisaw punyal utak |
barung kalis kampilan puddang |
kapa | budjak sahapang sapang sangkil |
pana' | ||||||||
| Waray | espada | ||||||||||||
| Malay | keris pisau |
mandau pedang |
kapak | lembing tombak |
belantan | tongkat | busur | busaran silang | cambuk | perisai | arit (=sickle) | ||
| Indonesian | pisau tanda |
mandau pedang |
kampak / kapak | galah lembing tombak |
belantan gada pentung / pentungan |
tongkat | tombak benderang | busur | busur silang | cambuk cemeti pecut |
pelindung perisai tameng |
arit (=sickle) | |
| Madurese | celurit (=sickle) | ||||||||||||
| Chuukese | nááyif saap |
kkátinaas / kketinaas | kkowuk | epikirupw fiisika máchew ninget óppong sines |
wóók | wóók | eppich esefich |
wichiiy wichiwich |
pwénúpwén | ||||
| Fijian | seletà | ||||||||||||
| Hawaiian | pahi pahi kaua pāhoa |
pahi kaua pālahalaha | ko'i ko'i lipi / lipi ko'i pāhoa omo toki |
ihe kao polokāwa'e |
lā'au māka'i newa |
ko'o-ko'o | ko'o-ko'o kōloa |
pana | kalau | ||||
| Mangarevan | toki | tao | |||||||||||
| Māori | koripi kota maripi mikara oka |
hani maipi pouwhenua taiaha |
panehe poike / poke tewhatewha titaha toki |
here / tahere hoata / huata hoeroa matia tao tiatao | |||||||||
| Motu | ilapa | ||||||||||||
| Paumotuan | hokahoka | ||||||||||||
| Pohnpeian | chilabangabanga | ||||||||||||
| Samoan | sele | tao | ti'a (=dart) | ||||||||||
| Sikaiana | tao | ||||||||||||
| Tahitian | opahi | ihe tao tavero | |||||||||||
| Tongan | heleta | tao | |||||||||||
| Yapese | tao / tau |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basque | ezpata |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | కత్తి / katti | కత్తి / katti vālu |
గొడ్డలి / goḍḍali | ఈటె / īṭe | బెర్డ్ / berḍ | విల్లు / villu | డాలు / Ḍālu |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | kaţţāri கத்தி / katti குத்துவாள் / kuttuvāḷ |
அருவாள் / aruval வாள் / vāḷ |
கோடாரி / kōṭāri | ஈட்டியால் / īṭṭiyāl | வில் / vil | சவுக்கடி / cavukkaṭi செண்டு / chentu |
கவசம் / kavacam | ||||||
| Malayalam | വാൾ / vāḷ | ഒട്ട / otta | ശരീരവഡി / śarīravaḍi | ഉറുമി / urumi (=flexible sword) | |||||||||
| Kodava | bāḷɨ katti | ||||||||||||
| Kota | vāḷ | ||||||||||||
| Toda | pōɫ̣ | ||||||||||||
| Kannada | ಚಾಕು / cāku ಖಡ್ಗ / khaḍga |
bāḷ(u) ಕತ್ತಿ / katti |
ಕೊಡಲಿ / koḍali | ಈಟಿ / īṭi | ಬಿಲ್ಲು / billu | ಅಡ್ಡಬಿಲ್ಲು / aḍḍabillu | ಚಾವಟಿ / cāvaṭi | ಗುರಾಣಿ / gurāṇi | |||||
| Badaga | katti maṇi katti |
bāļu pațțekatti |
bāci / bāśi koḍali macu kallu / masu kallu |
īți / iți | doṇṇe kai kuṇḍa / kuṇḍu |
daḍi <br?> doṇṇe gilla kuṇḍu |
billu | ||||||
| Tulu | bāḷụ / bālụ |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Indo-European | *nsis- |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | kamë thikë |
kordhë shpatë |
sakicë sëpatë tokmak |
bisturi shtizë |
shkop | topuz | shtab shkop |
hark | hark | frushkull kamzhik valëvit |
mburojë | drapër (=sickle) rrah (=flail) |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hittite | gimras | ates(sa) |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian | դանակ / danak դաշույն / dashuyn |
թքուր / t’k’ur թուր / t’ur |
կացին / kats’in | ծիլ / tsil | ծեծել / tsetsel | մշկընկույզ / mshkynkuyz | փայտ / p’ayt | սակրատեգ / sakrateg | աղեղ / aghegh | խաչադեղ / khach’adegh | ձաղկել / dzaghkel | վահան / vahan |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Prussian | kalabian | ||||||||||||
| Sudovian | kalopeilis | kalavian | kersle | krivule | |||||||||
| Latvian | durklis zobens | ||||||||||||
| Lithuanian | kalavijas kardas špaga | ||||||||||||
| Samogitian | kalavėjs | ||||||||||||
| Proto-Slavic | *mьčь / *mečь | ||||||||||||
| Old Church Slavonic | ⰏⰅⰝⰠ / мєчь / mečĭ | ||||||||||||
| Bosnian | mač | ||||||||||||
| Croatian | mač | ||||||||||||
| Serbian | мач / mač | ||||||||||||
| Slovenian | meč | ||||||||||||
| Bulgarian | меч meč | ||||||||||||
| Macedonian | меч meč | ||||||||||||
| Polish | kord miecz oręż pałasz szabla szpada | ||||||||||||
| Kashubian | miecz | ||||||||||||
| Lower Sorbian | mjac | ||||||||||||
| Upper Sorbian | mječ | ||||||||||||
| Czech | meč šavle | ||||||||||||
| Slovak | kord meč šabľa | ||||||||||||
| Old East Slavic | мечь / mečĭ | ||||||||||||
| Belarusian | меч / mieč | ||||||||||||
| Russian | меч / mech палаш / palash рапира / rapira сабля / sablya шашка / shashka шпага / shpaga | ||||||||||||
| Ukrainian | меч / mech шпага / shpaha |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Celtic | *kladimo- / *kladyos | ||||||||||||
| Cisalpine Gaulish | *kladyos | ||||||||||||
| Old Irish | scían | claideb colg dubchend |
bíail samthach túag |
carr ces cnairsech cruísech deil foga gae goth idna láige(n) manaís muirenn rincne ruibne sleg |
lorg | bachall bunsach lorg |
boga | sroigell | bocóit scell scíath targa |
crommán (=sickle) serr (=sickle) súst (=flail) | |||
| Irish | scian | claíomh | tua | bogha | crosbhogha | sciath | casúr (=hammer) speile (=scythe) súiste (=flail) | ||||||
| Manx | cliwe | ||||||||||||
| Scottish Gaelic | claidheamh | ||||||||||||
| Old Welsh | gylym | ||||||||||||
| Welsh | cleddyf | ||||||||||||
| Cornish | cledhe / gledhe / glethe / kledhe | ||||||||||||
| Breton | klezeñv |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Germanic | *knībaz | *swerdą | *ak(w)usi | *speri | *kūlō(n) | *stabaz | *bugô | *skelduz | |||||
| Old High German | sahs | swert | ackus | kolbo | |||||||||
| Middle High German | messer | ||||||||||||
| German | Dolch Messer |
Säbel Schwert |
Axt Beil |
Lanze Speer Spieß |
Keule Knüppel Kolbe |
Keule Streitkolben |
Stab | Hellebarde | Bogen | Armbrust | Peitsche | Schild | Flegel (=flail) Hammer (=hammer) Sichel (=sickle) |
| Yiddish | מעסער / meser | שווערד / shverd | האַק / hak | לאַנס / lans שפּיז / shpiz |
פלאָקן / plokn | שטעקן / shtekn | בויגן / boygn | בייַטש / biy�tsh | שילד / shild | ||||
| Old English | cnīf seax |
bil heoru mēċe secg sweord |
æx | spere | cycgel | stæf | bil | boga | scield | hamor (=hammer) sicol (=sickle) | |||
| Middle English | knif | kuggel | arblast | ||||||||||
| English | dagger knife |
saber sword |
ax(e) hatchet |
javelin lance pike spear |
club cudgel |
mace | staff | bill glaive halberd poleaxe |
bow | arbalest crossbow |
lash scourge whip |
buckler shield |
flail hammer maul pick sickle |
| Scots | swuird | ||||||||||||
| Old Frisian | swerd | axa | |||||||||||
| East Frisian | swid | ||||||||||||
| West Frisian | swurd | ||||||||||||
| Old Saxon | swert | akus | |||||||||||
| Low German | Kniw | Sweert | |||||||||||
| Old Dutch | swert | ||||||||||||
| Dutch | dolk mes |
degen sabel zwaard |
bijl hakbijl |
lans speer spies |
knuppel stok |
foelie goedendag scepter |
stok | hellebaard | boog | kruisboog voetboog |
gesel zweep |
schild | hamer (=hammer) sikkel (=sickle) vlegel (=flail) zicht (=scythe) |
| Afrikaans | mes | saber swaard |
ax strydbyl |
spies | klub knuppel |
foelie | stok | hellebaard strydbyl |
boog | kruisboog | sweep | skild | hamer (=hammer) klepel (=flail) sekel (=sickle) |
| Old Norse | mækir sverð |
spjör | klubba | ||||||||||
| Danish | dolk kniv |
sabel sværd |
økse | spyd | knippel | stok | hellebard | bue | armbrøst | pisk | skjold | hammer (=hammer) | |
| Faroese | svørð | ||||||||||||
| Icelandic | sverð | ||||||||||||
| Norwegian | sverd | ||||||||||||
| Swedish | svärd | klubba | |||||||||||
| Gothic | mekeis / meki | hairus mekeis / meki |
akwizi | hrugga stabs walus |
skildus | ||||||||
| Crimean Gothic | mycha | boga |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | μαχαίρι / machaíri στιλέτο / stiléto |
κοπίς / kopís σπάθη / spáthi̱ ξίφος / xífos |
πέλεκυς / pélekys τσεκούρι / tsekoúri |
ακόντιο / akóntio δόρυ / dóry κοντάρι / kontári λόγχη / lónchi̱ |
ρόπαλο / rópalo | σκήπτρο / skí̱ptro | μπαστούνι / bastoúni | τόξο / tóxo | τόξο / tóxo | μαστίγιο / mastígio | ασπίδα / aspída | δρεπάνι / drepáni (=sickle) κόπανος / kópanos (=flail) σφυρί / sfyrí (=hammer) |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Sanskrit | असि / asi खड्ग / khaḍga / khaṅga | ||||||||||||
| Bengali | অসি / asi | ||||||||||||
| Gujarati | છરી / charī ખંજર / khan̄jara |
તલવાર / talavāra | કુહાડીના / kuhāḍīnā | ભાલા / bhālā | નમન / namana | ફટકો / phaṭakō | કવચ / kavaca | ||||||
| Hindi | भाला / bhālā बिछवा / bichwā चाकू / cākū कटार / kaţāra ख़ंजर / ḵẖan̄jara |
कृपाण / kr̥pāṇa पट / pata तलवार / talavāra |
कुल्हाड़ी / kul'hāṛī | बरछा / barachā बरछी / barachī भाला / bhālā |
गदा / gadā | छड़ी / chaṛī | कुबड़ी / kubaṛī | परशु / paraśu | धनुष / dhanuṣa | कोड़ा / kōṛā | ढाल / Ḍhāla | बाघ नख / bagh nakh (=tiger claw) | |
| Marathi | वाघनख / vaaghnakh (=tiger claw) | ||||||||||||
| Nepali | खुकुरी / khukuri | ||||||||||||
| Punjabi | ਕਿਰਪਾਨ / kirpān | ਖੰਡਾ / khaṇḍā ਤਲਵਾਰ / talwār | |||||||||||
| Romani | kardo | ||||||||||||
| Urdu | تلوار / talvār | ||||||||||||
| Old Persian | akīnaka(h) | ||||||||||||
| Pahlavi | šmšyl | ||||||||||||
| Kurdish - Kurmanji | şimşûr şûr | ||||||||||||
| Kurdish - Sorani | شێر / shaer شمشێر / shimshaer | ||||||||||||
| Persian | خنجر / xanjar | شمشیر / shamshīr | تبر / tabar | گرز / gorz | گرز / gorz | کمان / kamân |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | cultellus / culter mucro novacula parazonium pugio sica |
acinaces ēnsis gladius harpe machaera spatha |
ascia bipennis dolabra securis |
framea hasta iaculum / jaculum lancea pilum spiculum / spicum |
baculum / baculus clava |
sceptrum | baculum / baculus fustis |
arcus | arcuballista | flagellum | clypeum parma scutum |
falx (=scythe, sickle) | |
| Italian | coltello pugnale stiletto |
sciabola spada |
accetta ascia scure |
fiocina lancia |
bastone clava |
mazza | ferrato | alabarda | arco | balestra | frusta | scudo | |
| Sicilian | spata | ||||||||||||
| Old French | espee | hache | lance | ||||||||||
| Anglo-Norman | espee glaive |
hache | lance | mace / mache | |||||||||
| French | couteau dague poignard |
épée glaive sabre |
hache | lance | bâton gourdin trique |
masse | bâton | hallebarde | arc | arbalète | fouet | bouclier écran écu |
fléau (=flail) |
| Cajun French | couteau poignard |
glaive sabre |
casse-tête hache |
dard lance |
bâton | bâton | arc | fouet(te) | |||||
| Occitan | espasa | ||||||||||||
| Aragonese | espata | ||||||||||||
| Asturian | espada | ||||||||||||
| Catalan | daga ganivet |
espasa sabre |
destral | javelina llança |
porra | maça | bastó | alabarda | arc | ballesta | latigo | escut | mayal (=flail) |
| Spanish | espada estoque | ||||||||||||
| Galician | espada | ||||||||||||
| Portuguese | espada gládio sabre | ||||||||||||
| Romanian | sabie spadă |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thracian | skálmē | rhomphaia skálmē |
rhomphaia |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tocharian A (Turfanian) | kāre | porat | añcāl | pār (=arrow) | |||||||||
| Tocharian B (Kuchean) | ksur yepe |
apsāl* kertte |
peret | śakāto* | yatwe* | prere (=arrow) |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 匕首 / bishu 出刃 / deba 小剣 / shōken 短剣 / tanken 短刀 / tantō |
刀 / katana / -tō 太刀 / tachi / daitō 剣 / tsurugi / ken |
斧 / ono / -pu 戦斧 / senpu |
槍 / yari / -sō | 棒 / bō 十手 / jutte 警棒 / keibō 棍棒 / konbō |
あられ棒 / ararebō 金棒 / kanabō 鉄棒 / tetsubō 槌矛 / tsuchihoko |
棒 / bō 六尺棒 / rokushakubō |
戈/矛/鉾 / hoko 薙刀 / naginata |
弓 / yumi / -kyū | 石弓 / ishiyumi | 鞭 / muchi | 盾 / tate | 投石機 / tōsekiki (=sling) 矢 / ya (=arrow) |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian | დანა / dana ხანჯალი / khanjali |
ხმალი / khmali | ცული / ts’uli | სათადარიგო / sat’adarigo | ფარი / p’ari |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | 단검 dangeom 칼 kal |
검 geom 무력 mulyeog |
도끼 dokki |
창 chang 싹 ssag |
곤봉 gonbong 곤장 gonjang |
홀 hol |
지팡이 jipang-i |
미늘창 mineulchang |
활 hwal |
석궁 seoggung |
채찍 chaejjig |
방패 bangpae |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swahili | jambia / shembea (vi-)jisu (ma-)kisu kolama |
(vi-)kitara (u-)panga shime |
(ma-)shoka | (ma-)fumo (mi-)mkuki (ma-)sagai |
chama (ma-)gongo (vi-)kibarango (ma-)rungu shirika la watu |
(ma-)rungu | fimbo (ma-)gongo (mi-)mkongojo |
(u-)pindi | upindi wa nguvu | (mi-)mjeledi | hamaya kinga ulinsi |
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| Yoruba | idà kukuru ọbẹ ọbẹ olójúméjì ò̩bé̩té̩ |
agada agẹdẹmgbẹ idà ogbó |
āke ẹdùn |
ẹṣin ò̩kò̩ |
ẹgbẹ igin la ò̩gọ |
ọpa alade ọpa ọba ọpa oye |
ami oye ẹdan igi ọpá ọpá ipò |
ó̩run | akatampo ó̩run |
ọré pàṣán |
apata asa ābò |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongolawi | kánd(ı) | síwıd | fás gámbu |
šá | tuŋgúr | ||||||||
| Maasai | engalimgiti olalim |
olalim seme |
endōlu | eremet | ngaw | elōngo | |||||||
| Shilluk | anon fal / falo |
gochi / goji | dori | bet ton |
lot | ogwe | del | kwot |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fur | sigiin | saar | bou | koor |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanuri | beli jana |
kashaar | balantami barantayin bewo / bewu dəga |
bellam kazaa |
bawu masu |
ka | kafibe | fiyanngin / fiyatcin |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chechen | urs | тур / tur | dig |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Chinese | 刀 / *tāw | ||||||||||||
| Mandarin Chinese | 刀 / dāo 劍 / jiàn |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kachin | nthu1 |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouyei | ša.4 | ||||||||||||
| Saek | tha.4 | ||||||||||||
| Zhuang (Longzhou) |
pja.4 | ||||||||||||
| Thai | กริช / krich มีด / mīd |
ดาบ / dāb กระบี่ / krabī̀ |
ขวาน / k̄hwān | หลาว / h̄law หอก / h̄xk |
กระบอง / krabxng | ง้าว / nĝāw | แส้ / s̄æ̂ | โล่ / lò | |||||
| Ahom | hengdang |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Turkic | kılıç |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakh | қылыш / qılış шашка / šaška |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | bıçaq xəncər |
qılınc şəmşir |
balta | nizə | ağac toppuz |
gürz toppuz |
kaman yay |
qamçı şallaq |
qalxan sipər şit |
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| Gagauz | kılıç | ||||||||||||
| Turkish | bıçak hançer kama |
kılıç pala yatağan |
balta | kargı mızrak zıpkın |
çomak lobut sopa |
gürz topuz |
teber | yay | yaylı tüfek | kamçı kırbaç |
kalkan koruma siper zirh | ||
| Turkmen | hanjar pyçak |
palta | çybyk taýak |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakha (Yakut) |
батас / batas быһах / bɨhax быһыйа / bɨhɨja |
болот / bolot кылыс / kılıs |
саа / saa дуга / duga ох саа / oh saa |
айа / aya | кымньыы / kɨmnyɨɨ |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonian | kinžall nuga pistoda puss rist |
mõõk | kirves | oda västar |
kaigas nüpeldama vemmal |
sõjanui | hellebard | vibu | amb | piits | kilp | ||
| Võro | mõõk | ||||||||||||
| Finnish | puukko tikari veitsi |
kalpa miekka säilä sapeli |
kirves | keihäs varsi |
nuija ryhmysauva |
nuija | pertuska | jousi | varsijousi | piiska ruoska |
kilpi |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian | handzsár kés |
handzsár kard pallos |
balta bárd csatabárd fejsze szekerce |
dárda lándzsa pika |
dorong husáng |
buzogány | borotva (=razor) csákány (=pickaxe) csúzli (=slingshot) kasza (=scythe) nyíl (=arrow) parittya (=sling) szigony (=harpoon, trident) |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komi | шыпурт / shipurt |
Old and New World language families
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo | béésh | ałts'ą́ą́ deeníní | gish | ałtį́į́' |
New World language families
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ojibwe | ajaweshkons môkomân |
ajaweshk | tchigigaigan wagâkwad |
anit | pagamâgan waganakitchimigan |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tzotzil | ʔespara |
Western Muskogean languages
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | bạshpo bạshpo falaia |
bạshpo falaia | iskifa | ạpi isht baha na halupa |
atạshi / itạshi iti nipa / iti tapa iti tapena / tapena |
ạpi isht tabeli tạbi |
iti tanampo polom(o)a tanamp shibata |
isht fạma lukata |
telihpa tilikpi |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quechua | khillaychuki |
| Language | Knife/Dagger | Sword | Axe | Spear | Club | Mace | Staff | Polearm | Bow | Crossbow | Whip | Shield | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaqui | ejpaam | lansam | baara |