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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwi-in-te-in
"중세 기사들은 퀴인테인을 향해 창을 겨누는 연습을 했다."
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A medieval tilting post consisting of a rotating board on one side and a bag of sand or heavy weight on the other, used as a target for lancers.
"The young knight rode swiftly toward the quintain, trying to strike the shield before the spinning sandbag could hit him in the back."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French quintaine, stemming from Latin quintana, meaning a street in a Roman camp where markets and exercises were held. Historically, it evolved to describe a post or target used for tilting exercises in medieval jousting tournaments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quintain" is said worldwide
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quintaine
Transliteration: /kɛ̃.tɛn/
"Les chevaliers s'entraînaient à la quintaine avant le tournoi."
Quintäne
Transliteration: /kvɪnˈtɛːnə/
"Die Ritter übten das Ringstechen an der Quintäne."
quintana
Transliteration: /kwinˈtaːna/
"Il cavaliere si allenava colpendo la quintana."
quintana
Transliteration: /kinˈtana/
"Practicaban el juego de la quintana en la plaza del pueblo."
quintana
Transliteration: /kĩˈtɐ.nɐ/
"O cavaleiro treinou suas habilidades na quintana."
क्विंटन
Transliteration: kvinton
"मध्यकाल में शूरवीर क्विंटन पर अपने नेजे का अभ्यास करते थे।"
持矛靶
Transliteration: chí máo bǎ
"骑士们在持矛靶上练习马术和长矛冲刺。"
퀴인테인
Transliteration: kwi-in-te-in
"중세 기사들은 퀴인테인을 향해 창을 겨누는 연습을 했다."
クインテイン
Transliteration: kuintein
"中世の騎士たちはクインテインを使って槍術の修練を積んだ。"
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