Definition
Plural of assegai; short, slender spears traditionally used by Zulu and other southern African peoples.
Etymology
From Zulu 'isikhali' or related Bantu words, entering English through 19th-century contact. The word traveled through Portuguese traders and Dutch colonists before becoming standard English terminology for the weapon.
Kelly Says
The assegai became famous during the Zulu Wars, and because Zulu warriors wielded them with such devastating effectiveness, the word entered military and adventure literature as the iconic African weapon—it's one of the few words English borrowed specifically for a traditional fighting tool.
Translations
ARالعربية
أَسْسَغَاي
as-sa-ga-i
CACatalà
assagais
ah-sah-gais
CSČeština
assagais
ah-sah-gais
DADansk
assagais
ah-sah-gais
DEDeutsch
Assagais
ah-sah-gais
ELΕλληνικά
ασσαγάι
as-sa-ga-i
ESEspañol
asagáis
ah-sah-gais
FISuomi
assagais
ah-sah-gais
FRFrançais
assagais
ah-sah-gɛ
HAHA
assagais
ah-sah-gais
HUMagyar
assagais
ah-sah-gais
IDBahasa Indonesia
assagais
ah-sah-gais
IGIG
assagais
ah-sah-gais
ITItaliano
assagais
ah-sah-gais
KMKM
អាស្សាហ្គែ
ah-sa-ga-e
MSBahasa Melayu
assagais
ah-sah-gais
NLNederlands
assagais
ah-sah-gais
NONorsk
assagais
ah-sah-gais
PLPolski
assagais
ah-sah-gais
PTPortuguês
assagais
ah-sah-gais
RORomână
assagais
ah-sah-gais
RUРусский
ассагаи
ass-sa-gai
SVSvenska
assagais
ah-sah-gais
SWKiswahili
assagais
ah-sah-gais
TLTL
assagais
ah-sah-gais
TRTürkçe
assagais
ah-sah-gais
UKУкраїнська
ассагаї
ass-sa-gai
VITiếng Việt
assagais
ah-sah-gais
YOYO
assagais
ah-sah-gais
ZUZU
assagais
ah-sah-gais