Friday word: Yataghan

Mar 11, 2016 21:14

yataghan, noun yat·a·ghan \ˈya-tə-ˌgan, ˈya-ti-gən\

: a long knife or short saber that lacks a guard for the hand at the juncture of blade and hilt and that usually has a double curve to the edge and a nearly straight back

For an example, see this photo

Etymology:

Turkish yatağan

First Known Use: 1815

noun, y, turkish, wordsmith: med_cat

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theidolhands March 12 2016, 05:17:51 UTC
That's a damn cool word.

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med_cat March 12 2016, 14:50:59 UTC
Pleased you liked it; I thought we could use more y-words, and one does run into this one in books. (I was looking at the y- and z- words, and a lot of them are obscure...)

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theidolhands March 13 2016, 14:27:18 UTC
lol, yes, unless they're medicine (which also enjoys the letter "v" and "q").

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med_cat March 13 2016, 20:03:22 UTC
True enough :)

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