likkewaann.

Brit.

/ˈlɪkəvɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈlɪkəˌvɑn/, South African English

/ˈləkəvɑːn/

Forms:

α. 1800s– lakavan, 1900s– lekkewaan, 1900s– likawaan, 1900s– likkewaan, 1900s– likkewan.

β. 1800s– lagavaan, 1800s– legovaan, 1900s legewaan, 1900s– lagewaan, 1900s– legavaan, 1900s– legevaan, 1900s– leggevaan, 1900s– leggewaan.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Apparently also partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch likkewaan; Afrikaans *likkewaan.

Etymology: In α. forms < South African Dutch *likkewaan (compare Afrikaans likkewaan (1899 or earlier)), apparently a variant (reflecting local pronunciation) of Dutch †legewaan , †leguwaan (18th cent. or earlier), which are in turn variants of leguaan leguan n. In β. forms apparently directly < Dutch †legewaan , †leguwaan , variants of leguaan leguan n. Compare earlier leguan n. 2.

South African.

Either of two large African monitor lizards, esp. the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus; = leguan n. 2.

ΚΠ

α.

1834 T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 23 Dec. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. (1996) at Leguaan Shoot rabbits—swim horses in the river below the garden. Shoot two Lakavans.

1914 Farmer's Ann. (S. Afr.) 2 334/2 Likawaan Skin. How to cure it. Take a quantity of alum and place it along with a small quantity of water in an old iron pot.

1936 J. G. Williams & H. J. May I am Black xviii. 187 That boy was Shabala. It was he who had captured the likkewan [in 1949 edition corrected to likkewaan].

1971 H. C. Bosman Bekkersdal Marathon 123 What I mean..is to push a small likkewaan down the back of a visitor's neck, and to pretend to him that it's a mamba.

2010 Pretoria News (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Life section) 10 But I do know how strong a likkewaan is. Once one got under the bonnet of a vehicle and to get it out we had to tie a rope around it.

β. 1893 H. A. Bryden Gun & Camera Southern Afr. iv. 105 Dove was rather horrified to see the great legovaan..sitting comfortably upon Dunboy's rump, just behind the saddle.1947 E. R. Seary S. Afr. Short Stories 230 (Gloss.) Lagavaan, (likkewaan in Afrikaans). Varanus species: a large lizard resembling the iguana, often found near rivers.1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 265 Nyoni's quick eye had caught a movement in the reeds. ‘Look, Nkosana,’ he whispered, ‘a legavaan’.1976 A. Delius Border 35 A variety of creeping, crawling, or darting creatures..have been identified for us..as scorpions, puffadders,..leggewaans (like monstrous lizards), [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	likkewaan
释义	likkewaann. Brit. /ˈlɪkəvɑːn/, U.S. /ˈlɪkəˌvɑn/, South African English /ˈləkəvɑːn/ Forms: α. 1800s– lakavan, 1900s– lekkewaan, 1900s– likawaan, 1900s– likkewaan, 1900s– likkewan. β. 1800s– lagavaan, 1800s– legovaan, 1900s legewaan, 1900s– lagewaan, 1900s– legavaan, 1900s– legevaan, 1900s– leggevaan, 1900s– leggewaan. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Apparently also partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch likkewaan; Afrikaans likkewaan. Etymology: In α. forms < South African Dutch likkewaan (compare Afrikaans likkewaan (1899 or earlier)), apparently a variant (reflecting local pronunciation) of Dutch †legewaan , †leguwaan (18th cent. or earlier), which are in turn variants of leguaan leguan n. In β. forms apparently directly < Dutch †legewaan , †leguwaan , variants of leguaan leguan n. Compare earlier leguan n. 2. South African. Either of two large African monitor lizards, esp. the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus; = leguan n. 2. ΚΠ α. 1834 T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 23 Dec. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. (1996) at Leguaan Shoot rabbits—swim horses in the river below the garden. Shoot two Lakavans. 1914 Farmer's Ann. (S. Afr.) 2 334/2 Likawaan Skin. How to cure it. Take a quantity of alum and place it along with a small quantity of water in an old iron pot. 1936 J. G. Williams & H. J. May I am Black xviii. 187 That boy was Shabala. It was he who had captured the likkewan [in 1949 edition corrected to likkewaan]. 1971 H. C. Bosman Bekkersdal Marathon 123 What I mean..is to push a small likkewaan down the back of a visitor's neck, and to pretend to him that it's a mamba. 2010 Pretoria News (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Life section) 10 But I do know how strong a likkewaan is. Once one got under the bonnet of a vehicle and to get it out we had to tie a rope around it. β. 1893 H. A. Bryden Gun & Camera Southern Afr. iv. 105 Dove was rather horrified to see the great legovaan..sitting comfortably upon Dunboy's rump, just behind the saddle.1947 E. R. Seary S. Afr. Short Stories 230 (Gloss.) Lagavaan, (likkewaan in Afrikaans). Varanus species: a large lizard resembling the iguana, often found near rivers.1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 265 Nyoni's quick eye had caught a movement in the reeds. ‘Look, Nkosana,’ he whispered, ‘a legavaan’.1976 A. Delius Border 35 A variety of creeping, crawling, or darting creatures..have been identified for us..as scorpions, puffadders,..leggewaans (like monstrous lizards), [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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