mabalanen.

Brit.

/ˌmabəˈlɑːneɪ/,

/ˌmabəˈlɑːni/, U.S.

/ˌmæbəˈlɑneɪ/,

/ˌmæbəˈlɑni/, South African English

/ˌmʌbəˈlɑːn(e)/,

/ˌmʌbəˈlɑːni/

Forms: 1900s– mabalane, 1900s– mabhalana, 1900s– mabhalane, 1900s– mbalan, 1900s– mo-bhalane.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Partly a borrowing from Siswati. Etymons: Zulu umabhalane, Siswati mabhalane.

Etymology: < Zulu umabhalane (plural omabalane) and Siswati mabhalane (plural bomabalane) clerk, secretary < bhala to write. Compare Fanakalo mabalan mine clerk.The forms umabalane and (plural) o-mabalane, bo-mabalane are sometimes found in English use.

South African.

A clerk, a secretary; a person whose work includes the keeping of written records.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > clerical

clerk1512

underwriter1654

conicopoly1680

karkun1803

babu1823

pen-pusher1875

pencil pusher1881

mabalane1925

paper-pusher1942

1925 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 18 Sept. 10 Corruption was practised on the mines. Police boys' or boss boys' jobs were ‘bought’ by paying £1 to £2 to the induna or head native clerk (mabhalana).

1959 C. Motsisi in Drum Feb. 55/1 Those who have presents for the bridal couple may now see the ‘mabalane’ (the M.C. of the wedding).

1971 in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) Mabalane. Chief clerk on the mine.

1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 61 My parents wanted me to go to school and qualify for a white collar job, to be a mabhalane (clerk) they said.

1986 Drum (Johannesburg) Oct. 51 I found myself in a queue while a mabhalane, looking very important and extremely busy..peered at a big book containing the names of job-seekers/pensioners and other victims of the recession.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mabalane
释义	mabalanen. Brit. /ˌmabəˈlɑːneɪ/, /ˌmabəˈlɑːni/, U.S. /ˌmæbəˈlɑneɪ/, /ˌmæbəˈlɑni/, South African English /ˌmʌbəˈlɑːn(e)/, /ˌmʌbəˈlɑːni/ Forms: 1900s– mabalane, 1900s– mabhalana, 1900s– mabhalane, 1900s– mbalan, 1900s– mo-bhalane. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Partly a borrowing from Siswati. Etymons: Zulu umabhalane, Siswati mabhalane. Etymology: < Zulu umabhalane (plural omabalane) and Siswati mabhalane (plural bomabalane) clerk, secretary < bhala to write. Compare Fanakalo mabalan mine clerk.The forms umabalane and (plural) o-mabalane, bo-mabalane are sometimes found in English use. South African. A clerk, a secretary; a person whose work includes the keeping of written records. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > clerical clerk1512 underwriter1654 conicopoly1680 karkun1803 babu1823 pen-pusher1875 pencil pusher1881 mabalane1925 paper-pusher1942 1925 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 18 Sept. 10 Corruption was practised on the mines. Police boys' or boss boys' jobs were ‘bought’ by paying £1 to £2 to the induna or head native clerk (mabhalana). 1959 C. Motsisi in Drum Feb. 55/1 Those who have presents for the bridal couple may now see the ‘mabalane’ (the M.C. of the wedding). 1971 in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) Mabalane. Chief clerk on the mine. 1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 61 My parents wanted me to go to school and qualify for a white collar job, to be a mabhalane (clerk) they said. 1986 Drum (Johannesburg) Oct. 51 I found myself in a queue while a mabhalane, looking very important and extremely busy..peered at a big book containing the names of job-seekers/pensioners and other victims of the recession. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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