gymkhanan.

Brit.

/dʒɪmˈkɑːnə/, U.S.

/dʒɪmˈkɑnə/,

/dʒɪmˈkænə/

Etymology: Said to be a refashioning, by assimilation of the first syllable to that of gymnastics, of Hindustani gend-khāna ‘ball-house’, the name given to a racquet-court.

Originally Anglo-Indian.

‘A place of public resort at a station, where the needful facilities for athletics and games of sorts are provided’ (Y.). Hence (esp. in European use), an athletic sports display. Now spec. a meeting at which horses and their riders take part in games and contests; also a competition designed to test driving skill. Also attributive, as gymkhana club, gymkhana meeting.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle

gamea1387

sports1535

Olympic Games1636

gymkhana1861

meet1893

sportfest1919

summer games1928

sportsfest1953

Commonwealth Games1954

motorkhana1954

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > riding competition

riding tournament1876

gymkhana1933

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > other motor-driving events

trial1926

roadeo1940

demolition derby1950

slalom1965

gymkhana1966

thrash1972

1861 [‘The first use of it that we can trace is (on the authority of Major John Trotter) at Rurki in 1861, when a gymkhana was instituted there’.—Y.]

1877 Pioneer Mail 3 Nov. Their proposals are that the Cricket Club should include in their programme the games, etc., proposed by the promoters of a gymkhana Club.

1890 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 755/2 We intended to have a gymkhana meeting in the afternoon.

1896 Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 5 The Duke and Duchess..were present..at a bicycle gymkhana in the grounds.

1900 N. Newnham-Davis Transvaal under Q. 30 The race-meeting only differed from the gymkhanas in the fact that we had stewards for the former.

1933 A. Blewitt Ponies & Children viii. 120 Nowadays gymkhanas have become very much the fashion.

1955 Times 20 Aug. 3/1 Miss Valerie Engelmann is leading by five points from Miss Pat Moss in the gymkhana points competition which is proving a popular feature of this show.

1966 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. 1964 xlii. 5 Gymkhana, a tight, low speed sports car competition, in which only one car at a time runs a course.

1970 G. Wheatley Let's start Riding xxiv. 164 Gymkhanas can be great fun and there are many different events and games for which one can enter, if one has a fast, handy pony.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gymkhana
释义	gymkhanan. Brit. /dʒɪmˈkɑːnə/, U.S. /dʒɪmˈkɑnə/, /dʒɪmˈkænə/ Etymology: Said to be a refashioning, by assimilation of the first syllable to that of gymnastics, of Hindustani gend-khāna ‘ball-house’, the name given to a racquet-court. Originally Anglo-Indian. ‘A place of public resort at a station, where the needful facilities for athletics and games of sorts are provided’ (Y.). Hence (esp. in European use), an athletic sports display. Now spec. a meeting at which horses and their riders take part in games and contests; also a competition designed to test driving skill. Also attributive, as gymkhana club, gymkhana meeting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle gamea1387 sports1535 Olympic Games1636 gymkhana1861 meet1893 sportfest1919 summer games1928 sportsfest1953 Commonwealth Games1954 motorkhana1954 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > riding competition riding tournament1876 gymkhana1933 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > other motor-driving events trial1926 roadeo1940 demolition derby1950 slalom1965 gymkhana1966 thrash1972 1861 [‘The first use of it that we can trace is (on the authority of Major John Trotter) at Rurki in 1861, when a gymkhana was instituted there’.—Y.] 1877 Pioneer Mail 3 Nov. Their proposals are that the Cricket Club should include in their programme the games, etc., proposed by the promoters of a gymkhana Club. 1890 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 755/2 We intended to have a gymkhana meeting in the afternoon. 1896 Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 5 The Duke and Duchess..were present..at a bicycle gymkhana in the grounds. 1900 N. Newnham-Davis Transvaal under Q. 30 The race-meeting only differed from the gymkhanas in the fact that we had stewards for the former. 1933 A. Blewitt Ponies & Children viii. 120 Nowadays gymkhanas have become very much the fashion. 1955 Times 20 Aug. 3/1 Miss Valerie Engelmann is leading by five points from Miss Pat Moss in the gymkhana points competition which is proving a popular feature of this show. 1966 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. 1964 xlii. 5 Gymkhana, a tight, low speed sports car competition, in which only one car at a time runs a course. 1970 G. Wheatley Let's start Riding xxiv. 164 Gymkhanas can be great fun and there are many different events and games for which one can enter, if one has a fast, handy pony. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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