
Shamshir (شمشیر)
Persian word for a deeply curved sword with narrow blade.
Pipe-back saber
A distinctive type of European military saber, used from the early 19th to early 20th century.
Mala (माला)
Hindi for the lap welds seen on swords.
Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)
Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)
Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Lin gin (လင်းကင်း)
Burmese for a machete-like that was used widely in Kachin state and Assam.
Shan da (ရှမ်းဓား)
Burmese word for the Shan sword with pointed blade.
Mindan dha
Name for fine dha with fine overlaid blades. Named after Mindan village where they were made.
Wōdāo (倭刀 / 窩刀)
Chinese term for a Japanese sword, or a large saber with strong Japanese influence.
Husa Valley dha
A type of dha made by the Chinese Shan in Husa Valley, Yunnan.
Hakim shāhī
A style of Indian sword hilt.
Talwar (तलवार)
The national sword of India.
Hakim khāni
A style of Indian sword hilt
Karan shāhī
A style of Indian sword hilt
Dha shay
A name for the long Burmese dha.
Linkin dha
Colonial British name A type of dha used by various tribes in northern Burma.
Dha-lwé
Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Thanh gươm (劍)
Vietnamese for a ceremonial saber.
Teghá
A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.
Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.
Gươm truòng (鎌長)
The Vietnamese two-handed saber.
Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".
Green Standard Army Zhanmadao
The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.

Loho
Manchu word for saber.
Zi Qín Jì (子勤記)
A Chinese sword maker's shop that was active during the Guangxu period (1875 - 1908).
Thuda
Sinhala for the point of a sword blade.
Agissa
Sinhala for the edge on a sword blade.
Peeli
Sinhala for grooves on a blade. (Fullers).
Isa
Sinhala for "blade".
Kadu patha
Sinhala for "blade".
Alluva
Sinhala for side plates on a sword.
Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.
Vari sārkawa
Sinhala for the quillons on a Sinhalese sword.
Ath häde
Sinhala for "knuckle guard".
Ath väsma
Sinhala term given by Deraniyagala for "knuckle guard".
Siṃha mūnu mitta
Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"
Mitta
Sinhala for "hilt".
Gediya
Sinhala for "pommel".
Siṃha
Sinhalese for "lion". The national symbol of the Sinhalese people.
Dāo shàng xiù (刀上鏥)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature

Dāo bèi (刀背)
Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.
Yāodāo xìzi (腰刀繫子)
Qing Chinese for saber lanyard.
Dāoqiào dǐshù (刀鞘底束)
Qing Chinese for the two mounts on either end of a saber scabbard.
Dāo shù liáng (刀束樑)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature

Yāodāo (腰刀)
Literally "waist saber", the standard military saber of the Qing.
Sǔn (榫)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature

Dāo rèn bēng (刀刃崩)
Qing Chinese for edge damage on a saber blade.
Dāo rèn (刀刃)
Qing Chinese for saber edge / saber blade.
Dāo dǐ gū (刀底箍)
Qing Chinese for a saber scabbard endpiece.