English
gunbai
Gunbai comes from Japanese 軍配 ‘war fan’.
- Japanesemodern軍配‘war fan’
- Englishtodaygunbai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern軍配‘war fan’
- Englishtodaygunbai
Every English word from Japanese 軍配
Today it means
noun The lacquered wooden fan used by the gyoji.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 軍配 / gunbai