Editing Sword (section)

===Single vs. double-edged===
As noted above, the terms [[longsword]], [[broad sword]], [[great sword]], and [[Claymore|Gaelic claymore]] are used relative to the era under consideration, and each term designates a particular type of sword.

====''Jian''====
In most Asian countries, a sword (''[[jian]]'' 劍, [[Korean sword|geom]] (검), ''ken/[[Tsurugi (sword)|tsurugi]]'' (剣) is a double-edged straight-bladed weapon, while a knife or sabre ([[Dao (Chinese sword)|''dāo'']] 刀, ''do'' (도), ''to/[[katana]]'' (刀) refers to a single-edged object.

====''Kirpan''====
Among the [[Sikhs]], the sword is held in very high esteem. A single-edged sword is called a ''[[kirpan]]'', and its double-edged counterpart a ''[[Khanda (sword)|khanda]]'' or ''[[Talwar|tegha]]''.<ref>Singh Jiwan Singh; B. Chatter (2001). ''The turban and the sword of the Sikhs: Essence of Sikhism''. Amritsar {{ISBN|81-7601-491-5}}</ref>

====''Churika''====
The [[South Indian]] ''[[churika]]'' is a handheld double-edged sword traditionally used in the [[Malabar region]] of [[Kerala]]. It is also worshipped as the weapon of [[Vettakkorumakan]], the hunter god in Hinduism.

====Backsword and falchion====
European terminology does give generic names for single-edged and double-edged blades but refers to specific types with the term 'sword' covering them all. For example, the [[backsword]] may be so called because it is single-edged but the [[falchion]] which is also single-edged is given its own specific name.<ref>{{cite book |title=European Weapons and Armour |last= Oakeshott |first= Ewart|year= 1980 |publisher= Lutterworth Press |location= Guildford & London|page= 152}}</ref>