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martial art en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Calque of Japanese 武術 (bujutsu), which is itself borrowed from Chinese 武術 /武术 (wǔshù). However, the term had been already mentioned in Pope's Iliad (1715, 4.360), and in Sotheby's Iliad (1831, book 6).

Meanings

1. Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.
2. Military skills, proficiency in military strategy, prowess in warfare.
   • […] of all the modes by which the advantage of his country may be secured, the martial arts and valour are those by which a Swiss the most hopes to promote it. 1832, Richard Chenevix, An Essay Upon National Character: 4. On patriotism, p. 481

Forms

Deriveds

martial artist

Hypernyms

art

Hyponyms

mixed martial arts

Synonyms

combat sport

Translations (85)

sh борилачка вјештина (fighting style) · vi môn võ thuật (fighting style) · ko 무예 (fighting style) · pt arte marcial (fighting style) · pl sztuka wojenna (military prowess) · ru единобо́рства (fighting style) · ja 武術 (fighting style) · fi sotataito (military prowess) · nl krijgskunst (fighting style) · km គុនក្បាច់ (fighting style) · ca art marcial (fighting style) · eo luktarto (fighting style) · ms seni mempertahankan diri (fighting style) · hi युद्ध कलाएँ (fighting style) · uk бойове́ мисте́цтво (fighting style) · ja 武道 (fighting style) · no kampkunst (fighting style) · nl gevechtskunst (fighting style) · be баяво́е маста́цтва (fighting style) · hy մարտարվեստ (fighting style) · sl borilna veščina (fighting style) · hu harcművészet (fighting style) · vi võ thuật (fighting style) · ka საბრძოლო ხელოვნება (fighting style) · de Kampfsport (fighting style) · ml ആയോധനകല (fighting style) · sh borilačka veština (fighting style) · nl vechtkunst (fighting style) · sh borilačka vještina (fighting style) · km គុន (fighting style) · yue 武術 /武术 (fighting style) · cs bojové umění (fighting style) · fr art martial (fighting style) · he אמנות לחימה (fighting style) · tr savaş (military prowess) · fi kamppailulaji (fighting style) · sv kampsport (fighting style) · sh борилачка вештина (fighting style) · ar فَنٌّ قِتَالِيّ (fighting style) · vi môn võ (fighting style) · es arte marcial (fighting style) · et võitluskunst (fighting style) · az döyüş sənəti (fighting style) · cmn 武藝 /武艺 (fighting style) · cmn 武術 /武术 (fighting style) · is bardagaíþrótt (fighting style) · bg бо́йно изку́ство (fighting style) · ar الفُنُون القِتَالِيَّة (fighting style) · it arti marziali (fighting style) · ga ealaín oscartha (fighting style) · tr dövüş sanatı (fighting style) · ru боево́е иску́сство (fighting style) · ru вое́нное иску́сство (military prowess) · lv cīņas māksla (fighting style) · vi vũ thuật (fighting style) · cmn 兵法 (military prowess) · tr harp (military prowess) · pl sztuka walki (fighting style) · id seni bela diri (fighting style) · eo luktosporto (fighting style) · gl arte marcial (fighting style) · nl vechtsport (fighting style) · de Kampfkunst (fighting style) · sk bojové umenie (fighting style) · ja 武芸 (fighting style) · ro artă marțială (fighting style) · mk боречка вештина (fighting style) · fa هنر رزمی (fighting style) · el πολεμικές τέχνες (fighting style) · ko 무술 (fighting style) · no kampsport (fighting style) · no kampaktivitet (fighting style) · rsk борительна схопносц (fighting style) · sl umetnost bojevanja (fighting style) · nl gevechtssport (fighting style) · sq arti luftarak (fighting style) · mt arti marzjali (fighting style) · lt kovos menas (fighting style) · sv stridskonst (military prowess) · th ศิลปะการต่อสู้ (fighting style) · ast arte marcial (fighting style) · ug چامباشچىلىق (fighting style) · da kampsport (fighting style) · vi tài năng chiến đấu (military prowess) · de Kriegskunst (military prowess)