mal du paysn.

Brit.

/ˌmal duː ˈpeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈˌmæl du ˈˌpeɪ/

Forms: 1700s mal du pais, 1800s– mal du pays.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mal du pays.

Etymology: < French mal du pays homesickness (early 18th cent.) < mal mal n. + du of the + pays country (see pais n.). Compare earlier maladie du pays n.Not fully naturalized in English.

Homesickness; (also) the prevalent illness of a country or region (this sense not found in French) (rare).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [noun] > nostalgia > homesickness

country disease1562

Heimweha1721

maladie du pays1749

homesickness1756

nostalgia1756

mal du pays1777

nostalgy1846

channel fever1850

1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain II. xxxix. 56 It [sc. a singular disorder] may be the mal du pais, and ought to be mentioned for the method of cure.

1822 M. Edgeworth Let. 12 Jan. (1971) 317 A real Persian cat... It is the most gentle depressing-looked creature I ever saw; it seems to have the mal du pays.

1934 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Provinc. Lady in Amer. 236 Mademoiselle..says that she is suffering from mal du pays and la nostalgie.

1964 J. H. McMahon in Yale French Stud. No. 32. 7 Taunted by various demons:..the demon of mal du pays—no matter how frequently he told himself that his homeland itself was sick.

1987 Random House Dict. Mal du pays, homesickness.

1994 R. Ziegler in MLN Dec. 912 Professionals exiled in the city of Bastia..occupy one floor of an eight-story building.., attempting to deaden their mal du pays with opium, liqueurs, and tea.

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

单词	mal du pays
释义	mal du paysn. Brit. /ˌmal duː ˈpeɪ/, U.S. /ˈˌmæl du ˈˌpeɪ/ Forms: 1700s mal du pais, 1800s– mal du pays. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mal du pays. Etymology: < French mal du pays homesickness (early 18th cent.) < mal mal n. + du of the + pays country (see pais n.). Compare earlier maladie du pays n.Not fully naturalized in English. Homesickness; (also) the prevalent illness of a country or region (this sense not found in French) (rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [noun] > nostalgia > homesickness country disease1562 Heimweha1721 maladie du pays1749 homesickness1756 nostalgia1756 mal du pays1777 nostalgy1846 channel fever1850 1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain II. xxxix. 56 It [sc. a singular disorder] may be the mal du pais, and ought to be mentioned for the method of cure. 1822 M. Edgeworth Let. 12 Jan. (1971) 317 A real Persian cat... It is the most gentle depressing-looked creature I ever saw; it seems to have the mal du pays. 1934 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Provinc. Lady in Amer. 236 Mademoiselle..says that she is suffering from mal du pays and la nostalgie. 1964 J. H. McMahon in Yale French Stud. No. 32. 7 Taunted by various demons:..the demon of mal du pays—no matter how frequently he told himself that his homeland itself was sick. 1987 Random House Dict. Mal du pays, homesickness. 1994 R. Ziegler in MLN Dec. 912 Professionals exiled in the city of Bastia..occupy one floor of an eight-story building.., attempting to deaden their mal du pays with opium, liqueurs, and tea. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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