What does assegai mean?
Definitions for assegai
ˈæs əˌgaɪas·segai
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Princeton's WordNet
assegai, assagainoun
the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
Wiktionary
assegainoun
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
assegainoun
The tree species Curtisia dentata, because its wood is traditionally used to made assegais.
assegaiverb
To spear with an assegai.
Etymology: From azagaie (now zagaie) or azagaia, azagaya, from colloquial زغاية, from zaġāya.
Wikipedia
Assegai
An assegai or assagai (Arabic az-zaġāyah, Berber zaġāya "spear", Old French azagaie, Spanish azagaya, Italian zagaglia, Middle English lancegay) is a pole weapon used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made up of a wooden handle and an iron tip.
Webster Dictionary
Assegainoun
a spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin
Assegainoun
same as Assagai
Etymology: [Pg. azagaia, Sp. azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. Lancegay.]
Wikidata
Assegai
An assegai or assagai is a pole weapon used for throwing or hurling, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Assegai
Assegay. Same as Assagai.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Assegai
a spear or javelin of wood tipped with iron, used by certain S. African tribes with deadly effect in war.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
assegai
The spear used by the Kaffirs in South Africa; it is frequently feather-bent to revolve in its flight.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
assegai
An instrument of warfare among the Kaffirs.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assegai in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assegai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- atzagaiaCatalan, Valencian
- AssagaiGerman
- azagayaSpanish
- sagaie, zagaieFrench
- zagayoIdo
- zagagliaItalian
- assegaiDutch
- azagaia, zagaiaPortuguese
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