kampilan noun English. Scimitar. Example sentence: Subanen. Su pegbunu' dengantu nu ngag Lenaun muka' Subaanen, kampilan ig besi nilan, muka' kalis, badung, telawan. English. In the former wars between the Maranao and Subanen, their weapons were scimitars, kalis swords, bandung swords and spears. Generic. besi; pais