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Old 21st January 2011, 05:54 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Nathaniel
Andrew, I see that on http://cozun.com/Blades/ThaiSwordsAranyik/TS15-28.htm website they have Hua Bua Tad listed with the picture of the square/ flat tip....but this label is confusing...Hua = head, Bua = lotus & Tad (Dhat) = cut...I don't get why "Lotus" is in the label...it makes sense to describe a spear/ lotus bud tip, but doesn't describe a square/ flat tip.


Nathaniel, it's pure speculation on my part, but I read it as "cut lotus bud". In other words, a lotus with the bud cut off...

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