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ariel · 18th May 2006, 02:35 AM

Elgood, "Hindu arms and ritual", p.243
"Dab: (Rajastan). Local name for a variety of hafted weapons such as Bhuj or unusual axe forms"
I tried once to offer a Brahmin (Boston) pronounciation (Dahb) but no one was impressed

Still, don't you think that the SE Asian Dha (or Darb, as Mark insists) fits the description rather well?
What do we know about Rajastani/SE Asian contacts?

18th May 2006, 02:35 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Origins of Dha Elgood, "Hindu arms and ritual", p.243 "Dab: (Rajastan). Local name for a variety of hafted weapons such as Bhuj or unusual axe forms" I tried once to offer a Brahmin (Boston) pronounciation (Dahb) but no one was impressed Still, don't you think that the SE Asian Dha (or Darb, as Mark insists) fits the description rather well? What do we know about Rajastani/SE Asian contacts?