English
hikkake
Hikkake comes from Japanese 引っ掛け.
- Japanesemodern引っ掛け
- Englishtodayhikkake
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern引っ掛け
- Englishtodayhikkake
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 引っ掛け, literally arm-grabbing force out.
Every English word from Japanese 引っ掛け
Today it means
noun A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's arm with both hands and pulls him past him while moving backwards and to the side.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 引っ掛け / hikkake