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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuán dùn
"士兵举起圆盾抵挡攻击。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, circular shield, typically made of wood covered in leather and reinforced with metal, used in medieval and early modern combat.
"The Scottish Highlander raised his targe to deflect the incoming sword blow." - 2
A target or mark for shooting at, used archaically or poetically.
"Arrows rained down upon the ancient targe."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'targe', meaning a light shield or buckler, which itself comes from Frankish roots related to wooden panels. It entered the English language in the late medieval period and historically referred to a small, round defensive shield carried by foot soldiers and Scottish Highlanders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Targe" is said worldwide
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targe
Transliteration: targe
"Le soldat tenait sa targe fermement."
Tartsche
Transliteration: Tartsche
"Der Ritter hob seine Tartsche zum Schutz."
targa
Transliteration: targa
"Il milite brandiva la sua targa."
targa
Transliteration: targa
"El guerrero se protegió con su targa."
targa
Transliteration: targa
"Ele ergueu a targa para bloquear o golpe."
छोटी ढाल
Transliteration: chhoti dhal
"योद्धा ने अपनी छोटी ढाल उठाई।"
圆盾
Transliteration: yuán dùn
"士兵举起圆盾抵挡攻击。"
소형 방패
Transliteration: sohyeong bangpae
"전사가 소형 방패를 들어 올렸다."
小型盾
Transliteration: kogata tate
"兵士は小型盾を構えて身を守った。"
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