tulwar UK /ˈtʌlwɑː/US /ˈtʌlwɑɹ/ noun1 •A type of curved sword used in India and throughout South Asia.Therefore, the Havildar, taking his tulwar, smote one of us lightly on the forearm in the fat, and another on the leg, and a third on the back of the hand. — 1888 formstulwars