Rapier — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪpiɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪpiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪpiə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪpiɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tuck

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rapière

une épée droite avec une lame étroite et deux tranchants

🇪🇸Spanish

estoque

una espada recta con una hoja estrecha y dos filos

🇮🇹Italian

stocco

una spada dritta con una lama stretta e due bordi

🇵🇹Portuguese

florete

uma espada reta com lâmina estreita e dois gumes

🇷🇺Russian

рапира

прямой меч с узким лезвием и двумя лезвиями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हलकी

एक संकीर्ण ब्लेड और दो किनारों वाली सीधी तलवार

🇧🇩Bengali

রেপার

একটি সরু ব্লেড এবং দুই প্রান্ত সহ একটি সোজা তলোয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

ரேபியர்

ஒரு குறுகிய கத்தி மற்றும் இரண்டு விளிம்புகள் கொண்ட ஒரு நேரான வாள்

🇮🇳Telugu

రేపియర్

ఇరుకైన బ్లేడు మరియు రెండు అంచులతో నేరుగా కత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

रेपियर

एक अरुंद ब्लेड आणि दोन धार असलेली सरळ तलवार

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેપર

સાંકડી બ્લેડ અને બે ધારવાળી સીધી તલવાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೇಪಿಯರ್

ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಬ್ಲೇಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ಎರಡು ಅಂಚುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೇರ ಕತ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റാപ്പിയർ

ഇടുങ്ങിയ ബ്ലേഡും രണ്ട് അരികുകളുമുള്ള നേരായ വാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਤੰਗ ਬਲੇਡ ਅਤੇ ਦੋ ਕਿਨਾਰਿਆਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਤਲਵਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریپیر

ایک تنگ بلیڈ اور دو دھاروں والی سیدھی تلوار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剑杆

一把窄刃和两个刃的直剑

🇯🇵Japanese

レイピア

細い刃と両刃を持つ直剣

🇰🇷Korean

레이피어

날이 좁고 양날이 있는 곧은 검

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thanh kiếm

một thanh kiếm thẳng có lưỡi hẹp và hai cạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ดาบ

ดาบตรงที่มีใบมีดแคบและมีสองคม

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيف ذو حدين

سيف مستقيم ذو نصل ضيق وحافتين

🇮🇷Persian

رایتر

یک شمشیر مستقیم با یک تیغه باریک و دو لبه

🇹🇷Turkish

meç

dar bir bıçağı ve iki kenarı olan düz bir kılıç

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַיִף

חרב ישרה עם להב צר ושני קצוות

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