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katar
Sign in to saveThe katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. The weapon is characterised by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles. Unique to the Indian subcontinent, it is the most famous and characteristic of Indian daggers. Ceremonial katars were also used in worship.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Katar
- Weapon.image
- Ornamental katar.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 175
- Weapon.caption
- Ornamented katar
- Weapon.origin
- South India, Indian subcontinent
- Weapon.type
- Push dagger
- Weapon.is_bladed
- Yes
- Weapon.hilt_type
- Horizontal
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The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. The weapon is characterised by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles. Unique to the Indian subcontinent, it is the most famous and characteristic of Indian daggers. Ceremonial katars were also used in worship.
== Etymology == Having originated in South India, the weapon's earliest name-form was likely the Tamil (). It is alternatively known in Tamil as () which means "stabbing blade". This was adapted into Sanskrit as () or . The name however is of Indo-Aryan origin, which means Tamil loaned the word from them.