Etymograph

English

makiwara

Makiwara comes from Japanese 巻藁.

  1. Japanesemodern巻藁
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2023makiwara

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern巻藁
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2023makiwara

Earliest quotation: 2023, Alix Strauss, How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays: “There’s a weight lifting and elliptical machine, a recumbent…”

Every English word from Japanese 巻藁

Today it means

noun A padded post used for hitting practice in karate.

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Etymograph / Japanese 巻藁 / makiwara

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