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20th August 2007, 03:10 PM
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I would suggest that "Jenawi" is just another transliteration of the word used to define straight Moroccan swords: Jenawi, genoui etc, etc
It all means "Genoese" and referred to straight blades ( European, mostly) vs. curved "Oriental" ones. I guess this word might have been brought to SE Asia by the Arab traders and just stayed there. |
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