Shùndāo (順刀)
Chinese name for a type of large hunting knife.
Thanh gươm (劍)
Vietnamese for a ceremonial saber.
Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.
Gươm truòng (鎌長)
The Vietnamese two-handed saber.
Qīnglóng yǎnyuèdāo (青龍偃月刀)
The mythical pole arm of Guan Yu.
Zhǎnmǎdāo (斬馬刀)
Literally, "horse cutting blade". The name of various classical Chinese weapons.
Bāzhǎndāo (八斬刀)
Alternative name for the húdiédāo.
Kǎndāo (砍刀)
Chinese for "chopping saber". An alternative name for the dàdāo.
Dàdāo (大刀)
Literally "big knife", it is primarily associated with the iconic broad saber of post-imperial China.
Chūnqiūdāo (春秋刀)
Literally: "Spring-autumn blade", an alternative name for the yǎnyuèdāo.
Yǎnyuèdāo (掩月刀)
Name by which the yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀) first appears in the 11th century.
Guāndāo (關刀)
A commonly used name for the yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀).
Shuāngjiàn (雙劍)
Chinese for double straightsword.
Kōra (कोर)
A forward-curved sword that is associated mainly with the Ghurkas of Nepal.
Húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
A type of Chinese double swords with D-shaped guards.
Green Standard Army Zhanmadao
The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.
Yāodāo (腰刀)
Literally "waist saber", the standard military saber of the Qing.
Song kiếm (雙劍)
The Vietnamese double sword.
Kiếm (劍)
The double-edged straightsword of Vietnam.
Keris panjang
Literally "long keris", a weapon mostly associated with Sumatra and Malaysia.
Sikin panjang
A straight, single-edged sword with forked hilt used in northern Sumatra.
Liánjiābàng (連耞棒)
A Chinese type of fighting flail
Yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀)
"Reclining moon blade", an iconic Chinese polearm.
Dandpatta
The Marathi name for the pata, a gauntlet sword thought to have been developed by them.
Khiên (盾)
The Vietnamese word for a circular shield of rattan, much like the téngpái (藤牌) of China.
Khanda (खंडा)
A type of Indian sword with a heavy, straight blade that widens at the top.
Ul pihiya (උල් පිහිය)
Sinhala for "sharp knife".
Pihiya (පිහිය)
Sinhala for "knife".
Yútóudāo (魚頭刀)
A subtype of Chinese sabers with a peaked spine.
Pèidāo (佩刀)
Literally "waist-worn-saber".
Tuánliàn jiàn (團練劍)
The Chinese militia jian. A simple, practical version of the Chinese straightsword.
Jiǎn (鐧)
A type of Chinese mace with a smooth rod.
Jiàn (劍)
The Chinese straightsword.
Dāo (刀)
Used to describe a wide variety of single-edged tools and weapons.
Dha / da (ဓား)
Burmese word for sword, knife or chopper.
Yànchìdāo (雁翅刀)
Chinese saber type with a gently curved blade and clipped tip.
Pihiya kättha
A Sinhalese chopper-like knife.
Liǔyèdāo (柳葉刀)
A Chinese saber with a gentle curve.
Yànmáodāo (雁毛刀)
A Chinese saber type with a mainly straight blade that curves up at the tip. It literally means "goose-quill-saber".
Dāndāo (單刀)
Literally "single saber", it refers to any type of dāo used solely without shield or weapon in the other hand.
Khapwa / Kapwah
An Indian type of dagger.
Dozum
A short Bhutanese dagger with a blade that gradually narrows to an acute point.
Patag
Dzongkha name for the Bhutanese sword.
Niúwěidāo (牛尾刀)
A late form of Chinese saber with a pronounced widening at the tip.