different between katana vs odachi

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /k??t?n?/, [k???t??n?]

Noun

katana (plural katana or katanas)

1. A type of Japanese longsword or ??? (nihont?), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Related terms

• tsurugi
• chokut?
• wakizashi
• ?dachi
• nodachi

Translations

Anagrams

• Kanata, Nakata, Tanaka

Chamicuro

Noun

katana

1. blanket

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?katana]

Noun

katana m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of katan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka??ta?.na?/
• Hyphenation: ka?ta?na
• Rhymes: -a?na?

Noun

katana c (plural katana's)

1. A katana.

Hypernyms

• samoeraizwaard

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation

Noun

katana m (plural katanas)

1. Japanese sword

Hungarian

Etymology

From Japanese ? (katana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?t?n?]
• Rhymes: -?
• Hyphenation: ka?ta?na
• Rhymes: -n?

Noun

katana (plural katanák)

1. katana (a Japanese sword used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f (plural katane)

1. Japanese sword

Japanese

Romanization

katana

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?ta.na/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Japanese ? (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f

1. katana

Declension

Etymology 2

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Noun

katana f (diminutive katanka)

1. (historical, military) A type of jacket worn by Polish soldiers in the 18th century.
2. (colloquial) jacket

Declension

Further reading

• katana in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• katana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

katana f (plural katanas)

1. Alternative spelling of catana

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (????, oodachi, ?dachi) (literally, big fat blade).

Alternative forms

• oodachi
• oudachi

Noun

odachi (plural odachi or odachis)

1. A long large Japanese sword
2. A long Japanese sword built like the katana but longer (about 4 to 6 feet long) for combat on horseback.

Synonyms

• nodachi

Coordinate terms

• naginata
• katana
• wakizashi
• tanto