Nunchaku

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nun + cha + ku
• enPR: nÉ™n-chä'koÍžo, IPA: /nÉ™nˈtʃɑːkuː/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkuː
• enPR: nÅ­n'chÅ­k", IPA: /ˈnÊŒntʃʌk/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒntʃʌk
• enPR: nÅ­m'chÅ­k", IPA: /ˈnÊŒmtʃʌk/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒmtʃʌk

Alternative forms

• nunchuck

Origin

Japanese word, from Min Nan (POJ nn̄g-chiat-kùn, IPA: /nʌŋ˨˩tɕiat˥˥kun˨˩/)

Full definition of nunchaku

Noun

1. (martial arts) a weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord
2. A similarly formed device, such as the Wii_Remote#Nunchuk attachment.

Coordinate terms

• (weapon) flail