mahuan.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːwə/,

/ˈmɑː(h)wɑː/,

/ˈmʌhᵿwə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑ(h)wə/,

/ˈməhu(w)ə/

Forms: 1600s mahoua, 1600s mahova, 1600s mewa, 1600s–1700s mawee, 1600s– mowa, 1700s mawa, 1700s– mahwah, 1800s mahva, 1800s muhooa, 1800s– mahua, 1800s– mahwa, 1800s– mhowa, 1800s– mohwa Brit.

/ˈməʊ(w)ə/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊ(w)ə/,

/ˈmoʊhwə/, 1800s– mowah, 1800s– muohwa, 1900s– moa, 1900s– mohua.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mahuā.

Etymology: < Hindi mahuā, mahūā, moā < Sanskrit madhūka < madhu sweet (see mead n.¹). Compare mowra n. N.E.D. (1904) enters this under mahwa and gives the pronunciation as (mā·wa) /ˈmɑːwa/.

1. Any of several Indo-Malayan trees of the genus Madhuca (family Sapotaceae), whose seeds yield an oily, butter-like substance; esp. M. longifolia var. latifolia, a large oak-like tree of central and northern India with sweet, fleshy, edible flowers that are distilled to make a spirit and seeds that are used in the manufacture of soap. Also mahua tree. Cf. iluppai n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian

mahua1610

jambee1704

hinoki1727

sugi1727

meranti1783

merbau1783

sal1789

sundri1799

calamander1804

sissoo1810

toon1810

looking-glass tree1822

East India mahogany1829

pyinkado1832

dhamnoo1834

haldu1836

jelutong1836

zelkova1836

cryptomeria1838

kempas1839

shisham1849

jarul1850

Japan cedar1852

mast tree1862

keyaki1863

petwood1866

alstonia1867

Malacca cane1874

Japanese cedar1880

mowra1883

seraya1893

o-matsu1916

dhaman1923

sepetir1927

kapur1935

mengkulang1940

ramin1953

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > other oil-producing trees or shrubs

mahua1610

kanari1779

oiticica1857

kurung1866

jojoba1900

1610 W. Finch in W. Foster Early Trav. India (1921) 136 To Badur..a filthy towne and full of theeves; here is made much wine of a sweete fruit called mewa.

a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. viii. 97 A litle without the Towne (I mean Khera) wee past by some howses, where they made Rack of Mowa, a kinde of fruite in this Countrie.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 73 Manguiers, Mahova, Quieson, Caboul, and other sorts of Trees.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 94 They are Trees which they call Mahoua.

1785 C. Hamilton in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 300 There is a very curious and useful tree called by the Natives of Bahar..the Máhwah or Máwee..the Sanscrit name is Madhúca or Madhudruma.

1785 C. Hamilton in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 300 A description of the Mahwah tree.

1795 J. Blunt Jrnl. 30 Jan. in Asiatick Researches (1801) 7 iii. 58 We encamped at a tank and grove of Mowa trees.

1795 J. Blunt Jrnl. 3 Feb. in Narr. Route from Chunargur to Rajamundry (1800) 131/2 The forest, thro' which we passed, consisted of saul trees, setsaul, bamboos, the mawa tree, and occasionally, though not often, we met with the burr or peepul.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xxvi. 451 The mowah (bassia butyracea)..attains the size of an English oak.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 591 A kind of thick oil, like butter, is obtained from the fruit of Bassia butyracea, the Mahva or Madhuca-tree.

1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom 538 Mahower (Bassia latifolia) is common in most parts of the Bengal Presidency. The oil a good deal resembles that last described.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 762/2 Muhooa or Muohwa, an Indian name for Bassia latifolia.

1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia vi. 140 Beneath broad-leaved mahúa-trees.

1889 G. S. Boulger Uses of Plants iii. 139 The Mahwa, besides its saccharine flowers, yields 33 per cent. of a butter from its seeds, used in India as food, and now imported for soap and candle making.

1922 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 4) I. ii. 134 Mention should be made of the flowers of..the ‘mohwa’ tree, the corolla of which is eaten fresh or dried, or distilled into intoxicating liquor.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1229/2 M[adhuca] latifolia. Mahwah or Moa... The fl[owers] are edible and the wood valuable.

1964 R. Perry World of Tiger x. 142 The oak-like mohua tree..carries a tremendous weight of flowers—a hundredweight or more on a single tree.

1985 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre City of Joy i. i. 7 And on the old mowa trunk, the orchids would proclaim the glory of God.

1998 K. C. Sahni Bk. Indian Trees 117 Mahua, Butter Tree. Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbride var. latifolia Chev... The oil from the seed is used to adulterate ‘ghee’.

2. The spirit obtained from the flowers of Mahue longifolia var. latifolia by distillation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others

koumiss1598

nugs of balm1609

rakia1613

pariah-arrack1671

stalagma1684

fenouillette1706

aguardiente1752

fennel water1757

rakia1778

mahua1810

mahua-arrack1813

kirschwasser1819

mescal1826

still-spirit1832

mobbie1833

zibib1836

potato spirit1839

mowra1846

tequila1849

Jersey lightning1852

petit baume1858

kirsch1869

mastic1876

Hoochinoo1877

mastic brandy1883

mastika1889

hooch1897

ouzo1897

milk-whisky1906

mahua spirit1920

shochu1938

mirabelle1940

tsipouro1947

mahua liquor1961

Mao-tai1962

changaa1975

reposado1982

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum II. 153 Shops where..Mowah, Pariah Arrack, &c., are served out.

1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India ix. 287 He returned with a colourless liquor in a rum bottle, and four glasses. ‘This,’ he said, ‘is mahua.’

Compounds

General attributive.

† mahua-arrack n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others

koumiss1598

nugs of balm1609

rakia1613

pariah-arrack1671

stalagma1684

fenouillette1706

aguardiente1752

fennel water1757

rakia1778

mahua1810

mahua-arrack1813

kirschwasser1819

mescal1826

still-spirit1832

mobbie1833

zibib1836

potato spirit1839

mowra1846

tequila1849

Jersey lightning1852

petit baume1858

kirsch1869

mastic1876

Hoochinoo1877

mastic brandy1883

mastika1889

hooch1897

ouzo1897

milk-whisky1906

mahua spirit1920

shochu1938

mirabelle1940

tsipouro1947

mahua liquor1961

Mao-tai1962

changaa1975

reposado1982

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xxvi. 451 This, by way of distinction, is called mowah-arrack.

mahua butter n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > oil from wax

butter of wax1662

cerin1850

wax-oil1852

mahua oil1854

mahua butter1889

1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mahwah butter, a greenish or yellowish concrete oil obtained from the seeds of Bassia latifolia.

1937 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) I. 653/1 Mowrah (Mahua) Butter (Bassia Tallow) is, properly, the fat obtained from the seeds of Bassia latifolia, Roxb. (Madhuca latifolia (Roxb.) Macbride).

mahua flower n.

ΚΠ

1876 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 321 A great cup of liquor distilled from the Mhowa flower.

2003 Compar. Educ. 39 204 Learning vidya is..an expensive matter..as it involves providing daru, alcohol made from mahua flowers, to the guru.

mahua liquor n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others

koumiss1598

nugs of balm1609

rakia1613

pariah-arrack1671

stalagma1684

fenouillette1706

aguardiente1752

fennel water1757

rakia1778

mahua1810

mahua-arrack1813

kirschwasser1819

mescal1826

still-spirit1832

mobbie1833

zibib1836

potato spirit1839

mowra1846

tequila1849

Jersey lightning1852

petit baume1858

kirsch1869

mastic1876

Hoochinoo1877

mastic brandy1883

mastika1889

hooch1897

ouzo1897

milk-whisky1906

mahua spirit1920

shochu1938

mirabelle1940

tsipouro1947

mahua liquor1961

Mao-tai1962

changaa1975

reposado1982

1961 Ethnomusicology 5 1 Mahua liquor, a highly potent drink with a tangy taste, is consumed by the Gond people at their important festivals.

1971 Illustr. Weekly India 18 Apr. 35/1 Toddy and mohua liquor are also sometimes drunk.

mahua oil n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > oil from wax

butter of wax1662

cerin1850

wax-oil1852

mahua oil1854

mahua butter1889

1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom 511 Illiepie oil..and Muohwa oil.

1988 Hindu 25 Feb. (New Delhi ed.) 21/2 Mutton tallow hard/mowah oil.

mahua spirit n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others

koumiss1598

nugs of balm1609

rakia1613

pariah-arrack1671

stalagma1684

fenouillette1706

aguardiente1752

fennel water1757

rakia1778

mahua1810

mahua-arrack1813

kirschwasser1819

mescal1826

still-spirit1832

mobbie1833

zibib1836

potato spirit1839

mowra1846

tequila1849

Jersey lightning1852

petit baume1858

kirsch1869

mastic1876

Hoochinoo1877

mastic brandy1883

mastika1889

hooch1897

ouzo1897

milk-whisky1906

mahua spirit1920

shochu1938

mirabelle1940

tsipouro1947

mahua liquor1961

Mao-tai1962

changaa1975

reposado1982

1920 Nature 1 Apr. 147/1 They [sc. mowra flowers] are used by the natives as a foodstuff, and especially for the preparation by fermentation of an alcoholic liquor called daru or mohwa spirit.

1995 D. W. Heath Internat. Handbk. Alcohol & Culture xiii. 134 The Bondo and the Muria tribal populations traced the discovery of ‘mahua spirit’ (made from flowers of the madhyaka tree) to Mahaprabhu, their supreme god.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mahua
释义	mahuan. Brit. /ˈmɑːwə/, /ˈmɑː(h)wɑː/, /ˈmʌhᵿwə/, U.S. /ˈmɑ(h)wə/, /ˈməhu(w)ə/ Forms: 1600s mahoua, 1600s mahova, 1600s mewa, 1600s–1700s mawee, 1600s– mowa, 1700s mawa, 1700s– mahwah, 1800s mahva, 1800s muhooa, 1800s– mahua, 1800s– mahwa, 1800s– mhowa, 1800s– mohwa Brit. /ˈməʊ(w)ə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊ(w)ə/, /ˈmoʊhwə/, 1800s– mowah, 1800s– muohwa, 1900s– moa, 1900s– mohua. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mahuā. Etymology: < Hindi mahuā, mahūā, moā < Sanskrit madhūka < madhu sweet (see mead n.¹). Compare mowra n. N.E.D. (1904) enters this under mahwa and gives the pronunciation as (mā·wa) /ˈmɑːwa/. 1. Any of several Indo-Malayan trees of the genus Madhuca (family Sapotaceae), whose seeds yield an oily, butter-like substance; esp. M. longifolia var. latifolia, a large oak-like tree of central and northern India with sweet, fleshy, edible flowers that are distilled to make a spirit and seeds that are used in the manufacture of soap. Also mahua tree. Cf. iluppai n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian mahua1610 jambee1704 hinoki1727 sugi1727 meranti1783 merbau1783 sal1789 sundri1799 calamander1804 sissoo1810 toon1810 looking-glass tree1822 East India mahogany1829 pyinkado1832 dhamnoo1834 haldu1836 jelutong1836 zelkova1836 cryptomeria1838 kempas1839 shisham1849 jarul1850 Japan cedar1852 mast tree1862 keyaki1863 petwood1866 alstonia1867 Malacca cane1874 Japanese cedar1880 mowra1883 seraya1893 o-matsu1916 dhaman1923 sepetir1927 kapur1935 mengkulang1940 ramin1953 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > other oil-producing trees or shrubs mahua1610 kanari1779 oiticica1857 kurung1866 jojoba1900 1610 W. Finch in W. Foster Early Trav. India (1921) 136 To Badur..a filthy towne and full of theeves; here is made much wine of a sweete fruit called mewa. a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. viii. 97 A litle without the Towne (I mean Khera) wee past by some howses, where they made Rack of Mowa, a kinde of fruite in this Countrie. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 73 Manguiers, Mahova, Quieson, Caboul, and other sorts of Trees. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 94 They are Trees which they call Mahoua. 1785 C. Hamilton in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 300 There is a very curious and useful tree called by the Natives of Bahar..the Máhwah or Máwee..the Sanscrit name is Madhúca or Madhudruma. 1785 C. Hamilton in Asiatic Researches (London ed.) (1799) 1 300 A description of the Mahwah tree. 1795 J. Blunt Jrnl. 30 Jan. in Asiatick Researches (1801) 7 iii. 58 We encamped at a tank and grove of Mowa trees. 1795 J. Blunt Jrnl. 3 Feb. in Narr. Route from Chunargur to Rajamundry (1800) 131/2 The forest, thro' which we passed, consisted of saul trees, setsaul, bamboos, the mawa tree, and occasionally, though not often, we met with the burr or peepul. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xxvi. 451 The mowah (bassia butyracea)..attains the size of an English oak. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 591 A kind of thick oil, like butter, is obtained from the fruit of Bassia butyracea, the Mahva or Madhuca-tree. 1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom 538 Mahower (Bassia latifolia) is common in most parts of the Bengal Presidency. The oil a good deal resembles that last described. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 762/2 Muhooa or Muohwa, an Indian name for Bassia latifolia. 1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia vi. 140 Beneath broad-leaved mahúa-trees. 1889 G. S. Boulger Uses of Plants iii. 139 The Mahwa, besides its saccharine flowers, yields 33 per cent. of a butter from its seeds, used in India as food, and now imported for soap and candle making. 1922 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 4) I. ii. 134 Mention should be made of the flowers of..the ‘mohwa’ tree, the corolla of which is eaten fresh or dried, or distilled into intoxicating liquor. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1229/2 M[adhuca] latifolia. Mahwah or Moa... The fl[owers] are edible and the wood valuable. 1964 R. Perry World of Tiger x. 142 The oak-like mohua tree..carries a tremendous weight of flowers—a hundredweight or more on a single tree. 1985 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre City of Joy i. i. 7 And on the old mowa trunk, the orchids would proclaim the glory of God. 1998 K. C. Sahni Bk. Indian Trees 117 Mahua, Butter Tree. Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbride var. latifolia Chev... The oil from the seed is used to adulterate ‘ghee’. 2. The spirit obtained from the flowers of Mahue longifolia var. latifolia by distillation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum II. 153 Shops where..Mowah, Pariah Arrack, &c., are served out. 1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India ix. 287 He returned with a colourless liquor in a rum bottle, and four glasses. ‘This,’ he said, ‘is mahua.’ Compounds General attributive. † mahua-arrack n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xxvi. 451 This, by way of distinction, is called mowah-arrack. mahua butter n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > oil from wax butter of wax1662 cerin1850 wax-oil1852 mahua oil1854 mahua butter1889 1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mahwah butter, a greenish or yellowish concrete oil obtained from the seeds of Bassia latifolia. 1937 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) I. 653/1 Mowrah (Mahua) Butter (Bassia Tallow) is, properly, the fat obtained from the seeds of Bassia latifolia, Roxb. (Madhuca latifolia (Roxb.) Macbride). mahua flower n. ΚΠ 1876 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 321 A great cup of liquor distilled from the Mhowa flower. 2003 Compar. Educ. 39 204 Learning vidya is..an expensive matter..as it involves providing daru, alcohol made from mahua flowers, to the guru. mahua liquor n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1961 Ethnomusicology 5 1 Mahua liquor, a highly potent drink with a tangy taste, is consumed by the Gond people at their important festivals. 1971 Illustr. Weekly India 18 Apr. 35/1 Toddy and mohua liquor are also sometimes drunk. mahua oil n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > oil from wax butter of wax1662 cerin1850 wax-oil1852 mahua oil1854 mahua butter1889 1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom 511 Illiepie oil..and Muohwa oil. 1988 Hindu 25 Feb. (New Delhi ed.) 21/2 Mutton tallow hard/mowah oil. mahua spirit n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1920 Nature 1 Apr. 147/1 They [sc. mowra flowers] are used by the natives as a foodstuff, and especially for the preparation by fermentation of an alcoholic liquor called daru or mohwa spirit. 1995 D. W. Heath Internat. Handbk. Alcohol & Culture xiii. 134 The Bondo and the Muria tribal populations traced the discovery of ‘mahua spirit’ (made from flowers of the madhyaka tree) to Mahaprabhu, their supreme god. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610
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