Thread: Weapons

If you are a specialist in translating weapons or armor, please help me with the words below...

Claws
Axe (the kind with blades on both sides)
Whip (one like Catwoman uses)
Shuriken (throwing stars* that ninjas use)
Sais (hand-held weapons, that Rafael uses *from the Turtles
Trident (three-pronged staff used by Poseidon)
Chakram (ring-like weapons, that Xena uses)
Mace (not the spray)
Hammer - Молот? (the one like that of Thor)
Club - Дубина? (one like that of a caveman)

-Miscellaneous-
Talaria (the winged sandales of Hermes)
Pinwheel (a little toy, with which children play. It's like a tiny windmill)
Torch
Book of spells

Thanks a lot for all of your help!!!

Originally Posted by Knave

If you are a specialist in translating weapons or armor, please help me with the words below...

Once many many years ago I was really obsessed with weapons
So, to your words.

Claws - Когти
Axe (the kind with blades on both sides) - Топор, Боевой Топор
Whip (one like Catwoman uses) - Хлыст
Shuriken (throwing stars* that ninjas use) - Сюрикен, Шурикен (not so often).
Sais (hand-held weapons, that Rafael uses *from the Turtles -- Нунчаки
Trident (three-pronged staff used by Poseidon) -- Трезубец
Chakram (ring-like weapons, that Xena uses) -- Шакрам, Сакрам.
Mace (not the spray) -- Палица
Hammer - Молот? (the one like that of Thor) -- Молот, Кувалда (sledge hammer)
Club - Дубина? (one like that of a caveman) -- Дубина

-Miscellaneous-
Talaria (the winged sandales of Hermes) -- Таларии
Pinwheel (a little toy, with which children play. It's like a tiny windmill) -- Вертушка, Волчок (also used as a name for another game -- so, better use the first one)
Torch -- Факел
Book of spells -- Книга заклинаний.

Wow!!!

Thanks a lot for you help!
I appreciate it a lot!

But there's one thing, I noticed you translated 'Sais' as 'Нунчаки'. Michelangelo wields the nunchaks, but Rafael wields the sais. A couple of other characters who wield the sais are Gabrielle from Xena and Mileena from Mortal Kombat.

Thanks again!!!

I have no idea how to name sais in Russian, but they are not nunchaki:

Originally Posted by Pioner

I have no idea how to name sais in Russian

Probably сай (m., pl. саи), but I only saw it once.

Japanese weapons are very unlikely to have a native name in Russian anyway, though. So simply take the Japanese word and transliterate.

Just make sure to read this before you do:

http://www.susi.ru/SusiOrSushi.html

Double transliterations (Japanese -> English -> Russian) like "шурикен" give me the creeps.