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Peter Dekker's Glossary
An online reference covering antique arms and armor, maintained and updated regularly.

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Nias belatu logo
Belatu
Generic Nias word for "knife" or "sword".
Thai Daap logo
Dàap (ดาบ)
Thai word for a single-edged sword.
Dalwe
Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)
Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Dha logo
Dha / da (ဓား)
Burmese word for sword, knife or chopper. 
Dha shay
Dha shay
A name for the long Burmese dha.
Dha-lwe
Dha-lwé
Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Guom logo
Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.
Guom truong
Gươm truòng (鎌長)
The Vietnamese two-handed saber.
Lin gin logo
Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)
Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Vietnamese kiem logo
Kiếm (劍)
The double-edged straightsword of Vietnam.
Leng tip logo
Leng
Long Way Dayak word for a variety of mandau.
Li po tong tip style logo
Li-po-tong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Dayak lidjib mandau logo
Lidjib
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Lin gin
Lin gin (လင်းကင်း)
Burmese for a machete-like that was used widely in Kachin state and Assam.
Linkin dha
Linkin dha
Colonial British name A type of dha used by various tribes in northern Burma.
Dayak mandau tip shape logo
Longna
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Mandau
Mandau
Popular name for the common sword of Borneo.
Mata kalong logo
Mata kalong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Mata-djoh logo
Mata-djoh
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration consisting of S-shaped ornaments.
Mindan dha logo
Mindan dha
Name for fine dha with fine overlaid blades. Named after Mindan village where they were made.
Leng mandau tip
Monong
Long Way Dayak name for a type of mandau tip.
Parang ilang logo
Parang ilang
Alternative name for the mandau of Borneo
Parang nabur logo
Parang nabur
A type of saber from the southern part of Kalimantan.
Pedang benkok logo
Pedang bengkok
Indonesian word meaning "curved sword".
Pedang lurus logo
Pedang lurus
Indonesian term meaning "straight sword". Often used to describe a specific silver-clad shortsword.

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