tulwar

noun

tul·​war

variants or less commonly tulwaur

¦təl¦wär

plural -s

: a curved saber or scimitar used in the Orient and especially in northern India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi talwār, tarwār, from Sanskrit taravāri

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