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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKnüppel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Knuppel
"Er schwang einen Knüppel zur Verteidigung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short, thick stick used as a weapon.
"He brandished a cudgel to ward off the attackers."
- 1
To beat or strike with a cudgel.
"The angry mob began to cudgel the intruders."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'cudgel' originates from Middle English 'cudgel', which is a diminutive form of 'cudg', meaning a club or a heavy stick. Its roots can be traced back to Old Norse 'kuggi', which means a club, reflecting the historical usage of such weapons in combat and defense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cudgel" is said worldwide
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matraque
Transliteration: ma-trak
"Il a brandi une matraque pour se défendre."
Knüppel
Transliteration: Knuppel
"Er schwang einen Knüppel zur Verteidigung."
bastone
Transliteration: bas-tone
"Ha usato un bastone per difendersi."
porra
Transliteration: po-ra
"Usó una porra para defenderse."
cassetete
Transliteration: ca-sse-te
"Ele usou um cassetete para se defender."
लाठी
Transliteration: laathi
"उसने खुद को बचाने के लिए लाठी का इस्तेमाल किया।"
棍棒
Transliteration: gùn bàng
"他用棍棒来保护自己。"
몽둥이
Transliteration: mongdungi
"그는 자신을 방어하기 위해 몽둥이를 사용했다."
棒
Transliteration: bō
"彼は自分を守るために棒を使った。"
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