arnis

See also: Arnis

English

Etymology 1

From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness).

Noun

arnis (countable and uncountable, plural arnises)

1. (uncountable) Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
2. (countable) A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting.

Synonyms

• (martial art): eskrima, kali

Etymology 2

Noun

arnis

1. plural of arni

Anagrams

• Nairs, Nasir, Rains, Risan, naris, nasri, rains, ranis, sarin, siRNA, sirna

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• arnes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arnés (“harness”), from French harnais.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈnis/ [ʔɐɾˈn̪is]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ar‧nis

Noun

arnís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

1. arnis (Philippine stick fighting)

   Synonyms: eskrima, kali

Further reading

• “arnis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018