pennon

Japanese: pennon
pennon

...Pennants are also used for things with a swallow-tailed tip or a long, thin, rectangular shape. The word is thought to be a combination of "pendant" (sometimes used synonymously with "pennant") and "pennon." A pendant is a flag hoisted on the rafters or mast of a ship, and the size of the flag, the composition of the signal letters, and the signaling method for merchant ships are specified in the International Code of Signals.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pennon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…先端が燕尾(えんび)状に割れているもの,細長い短冊(たんざく)状のものもペナントという。ペンダントpendant(ペナントと同義に使う場合もある)とペノンpennonの混合した語と思われる。ペンダントは船の帆桁やマストに掲げる旗で,商船の旗旒(きりゆう)信号では国際信号書に旗の大きさ,信号符字の構成,信号法などが定めてある。…

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