Campilan

/kæmˈpɪlən/ noun

Definition

A traditional Filipino/Philippine edged weapon or short sword with a distinctive curved blade, used in martial arts and historical combat.

Etymology

From Filipino/Tagalog origin, referring to a traditional weapon of the Philippines. Regional weapons often retain their original names because their unique designs don't translate into other languages.

Kelly Says

The campilan's curved blade was designed specifically for close-quarters jungle combat where a straight sword would get tangled in vegetation—every culture's weapons are solved engineering problems for their environment!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Campsilan
kam-pee-lan
ARالعربية
كامبيلان
kam-pee-lan
BNবাংলা
ক্যাম্পিলান
kaampilan
CACatalà
campilan
kam-pee-lan
CSČeština
campilan
kam-pee-lan
DADansk
campilan
kam-pee-lan
DEDeutsch
Campilan
kam-pee-lan
ELΕλληνικά
campilan
kam-pee-lan
ESEspañol
campilan
kam-pee-lan
FAفارسی
کمپیلان
kam-pee-lan
FISuomi
campilan
kam-pee-lan
FRFrançais
campilan
kam-pee-lan
GUGU
કેમ્પિલન
kam-pee-lan
HAHA
Campilan
kam-pee-lan
HEעברית
קמפילן
kam-pee-lan
HIहिन्दी
कैम्पिलन
kaampilan
HUMagyar
campilan
kam-pee-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
campilan
kam-pee-lan
IGIG
Campilan
kam-pee-lan
ITItaliano
campilan
kam-pee-lan
JA日本語
キャンプラン
kempiran
KKKK
캠필란
kam-pee-lan
KMKM
កាំប៉ិលាន
kam-pee-lan
KO한국어
캠필란
kam-pil-lan
MRMR
कॅम्पिलेन
kam-pee-lan
MSBahasa Melayu
campilan
kam-pee-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ်းပီလန်
kam-pee-lan
NLNederlands
campilan
kam-pee-lan
NONorsk
campilan
kam-pee-lan
PAPA
ਕੈਂਪਿਲਾਨ
kam-pee-lan
PLPolski
campilan
kam-pee-lan
PTPortuguês
campilan
kam-pee-lan
RORomână
campilan
kam-pee-lan
RUРусский
кампилан
kam-pee-lan
SVSvenska
campilan
kam-pee-lan
SWKiswahili
campilan
kam-pee-lan
TAதமிழ்
கேம்பிலன்
kaempilan
TEతెలుగు
కంపిలాన్
kam-pilaan
THไทย
แคมป์พิลัน
kam-phip-lan
TLTL
campilan
kam-pee-lan
TRTürkçe
campilan
kam-pee-lan
UKУкраїнська
кампілан
kam-pee-lan
URاردو
کمپیلان
kam-pee-lan
VITiếng Việt
campilan
kam-pee-lan
YOYO
Campilan
kam-pee-lan
ZH中文
坎皮兰
kǎn pī lán
ZUZU
Campilan
kam-pee-lan

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