单词 | annamitic |
释义 | Annamiticadj.n. Now somewhat rare. A. adj. 1. Designating the most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language of what is now Vietnam; of or relating to the Vietnamese language.Quot. 1759 may alternatively be interpreted as showing sense B., but it seems more likely that the use should be viewed as adjectival. ΚΠ 1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. IV. iv. v. 577 The language of these two kingdoms is the Anamitic, that is the language of Anam. 1822 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. III. li. 339 The Annamitic language [Fr. la langue annamitique] is used in Annam, i. e. in Tonquin and Cochin-China. 1895 Chums 27 Feb. 422/2 An amusing illustration is given of these modulations in the Annamitic language. 1966 J. L. Schrock et al. Minority Groups in Republic Vietnam 531 Possibly Muong is an Annamitic or archaic Annamitic dialect. 2006 B. Jackson tr. M. Bloembergen Colonial Spectacles ii. 140 Thâmina is referred to here by her Chinese/Annamitic nickname. 2. a. Of or relating to one of the historical or modern regions of mainland South-east Asia known as Annam or its inhabitants; of, belonging, or relating to Vietnam or Vietnamese people. Now rare (chiefly historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > specific Austroasiatic Annamitic1820 Annamite1843 Annamese1848 Santal1852 Munda1854 Khasi1855 Santalic1875 Mon-Khmer1887 Kol1903 Korku1906 Temiar1933 Mon1939 Vietnamese1947 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [adjective] > Vietnamese > parts of Annamitic1820 Annamite1823 Annamese1824 Tonkinese1885 1820 F. Hamilton in Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 2 271 This part of the Anamitic nation having for some time been by far the most powerful, the compiler of the map has satisfied himself by mentioning it alone. 1847 R. M. Martin China II. 140 Tonquin..is the richest part of the Anamitic country. 1931 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Mag. 5 Apr. 6 The French governor presented me with an Annamitic decoration. 1970 J. Blades Percussion Instruments & their Hist. (2005) 109 A further type of Indonesian, Burmese or Annamitic metal plate chime is the kyeezee. b. spec. Designating the range of mountains in eastern mainland South-east Asia more commonly known as the Annamite mountains; of or relating to this mountain range. ΚΠ 1848 M. Somerville Physical Geogr. I. iv. 72 The Annamitic chain..separates the empire of Annam from Tonquin and Cochin China. 1931 5th Internat. Bot. Congr. 1930 Rep. Proc. 524 Along the Pacific shore and very near it, the range of Annamitic mountains rises. 1968 H. Toye Laos ii. 46 The Sipsong Chau Thai.., more inclined towards Vietnam than towards Laos because situated on the Vietnamese slope of the Annamitic watershed, eventually came within the boundaries of French Vietnam. 2003 K. Hillstrom & L. C. Hillstrom Asia 81 The tropical moist deciduous forest includes..the Red River valley, lower foothills, and low plateaus on the western Annamitic Range in Vietnam. B. n. The most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language of what is now Vietnam; Vietnamese. Cf. Annamese n. 2. Cf. Annamite n. 2. Now rare.See note at sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austroasiatic > Mon-Khmer > northern languages > Annamese Annamitic1796 Annamese1837 Annamite1842 1796 W. Marsden Catal. Dicts. ii. 85/1 Annamitic or Tunkinese, see Chinese. 1838 P. S. Du Ponceau Diss. Nature & Char. Chinese Syst. Writing i. vii. 87 The Anamitic, or, as some write it, Annamitic, the language of the country of Anam. 1868 All Year Round 25 Jan. 153/1 In Annamitic, ‘ba’..means a lady or an ancestor. 1973 PMLA 88 363 (advt.) Asian languages..Annamitic (Vietnamese). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.n.1759 |
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