ilmorann.

Brit.

/ɪlmɒˈrɑːn/, U.S.

/ˌɪlmɔˈrɑn/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– El-moran, 1900s– El Morran, 1900s– Il-moran, 1900s– Il-muran, 1900s– ilmoran, 1900s– ilmuran.

Origin: A borrowing from Masai. Etymon: Masai il-múrràn.

Etymology: < Masai il-múrràn, plural of ol-múrránì warrior.

East African.

= moran n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] > African

impi1862

ilmoran1885

moran1914

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > peoples with Nilotic or Hamitic mixture > warrior group of Masai

ilmoran1885

moran1914

1885 J. Thomson Through Masăi Land (ed. 3) x. 425 A certain rite, better known in Africa than in Europe, was performed; and..he was an El-moran—a warrior.

1902 H. H. Johnston Uganda Protectorate II. xix. 822 In former days, before the Masai warriors, called ‘El Mórran’, started on an expedition, they would fortify their courage with a war medicine, which was said to be the bark of Acacia verrugosa.

1905 A. C. Hollis Masai 298 Their hair is allowed to grow, and as soon as it has grown long enough to plait, they are called Il-muran (warriors).

1964 J. Hallet Congo Kitabu 138 He was ready to become one of the strongest, most daring and bravest men in the world: ilmuran.

1980 Nat. Hist. Aug. 43 The significance and the almost magical powers attributed to the title ilmoran.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ilmoran
释义	ilmorann. Brit. /ɪlmɒˈrɑːn/, U.S. /ˌɪlmɔˈrɑn/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1800s– El-moran, 1900s– El Morran, 1900s– Il-moran, 1900s– Il-muran, 1900s– ilmoran, 1900s– ilmuran. Origin: A borrowing from Masai. Etymon: Masai il-múrràn. Etymology: < Masai il-múrràn, plural of ol-múrránì warrior. East African. = moran n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] > African impi1862 ilmoran1885 moran1914 the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > peoples with Nilotic or Hamitic mixture > warrior group of Masai ilmoran1885 moran1914 1885 J. Thomson Through Masăi Land (ed. 3) x. 425 A certain rite, better known in Africa than in Europe, was performed; and..he was an El-moran—a warrior. 1902 H. H. Johnston Uganda Protectorate II. xix. 822 In former days, before the Masai warriors, called ‘El Mórran’, started on an expedition, they would fortify their courage with a war medicine, which was said to be the bark of Acacia verrugosa. 1905 A. C. Hollis Masai 298 Their hair is allowed to grow, and as soon as it has grown long enough to plait, they are called Il-muran (warriors). 1964 J. Hallet Congo Kitabu 138 He was ready to become one of the strongest, most daring and bravest men in the world: ilmuran. 1980 Nat. Hist. Aug. 43 The significance and the almost magical powers attributed to the title ilmoran. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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