kendama

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese けん玉 (けんだま, kendama), from 拳 (けん, ken, “game played with the hands; fist”) or 剣 (けん, ken, “sword”) + 玉 (たま, tama, “ball”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnˌdɑːmə/

Noun

kendama (plural kendamas)

A traditional Japanese toy with an attached ball that can be caught in any of three cups or on a spike.

Translations

Japanese toy with an attached ball

Chinese:
Mandarin: 劍玉, 剑玉 (jiànyù), 劍球, 剑球 (jiànqiú), 托球 (tuōqiú)
Hebrew: קֶנְדָמָה‎ f (kendamá)

Japanese: けん玉 (ja), 拳玉 (ja), 剣玉 (ja) (けんだま, kendama)
Korean: 켄다마 (kendama)

See also

bilboquet

Japanese

Romanization

kendama

Rōmaji transcription of けんだま

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