Melanaun.

Brit.

/mɛˈlɑːnaʊ/, U.S.

/mɛˈlɑˌnaʊ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, melanaus.

Forms: 1800s Milanowe, 1800s Millanow, 1800s– Milanau, 1900s Milanoe, 1900s– Melanau.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Iban. Etymons: Iban Melanau, Melano.

Etymology: Probably < Iban Melanau (also in form Melano).

A member of a people inhabiting Sarawak, on the island of Borneo.

ΚΠ

1846 C. D. Bethune in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 16 297 The indigenous population [in Borneo] is included under the names of Dayák, Kadáyan, Milanau, Káyan [etc.].

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 207/2 The Milanaus, who live in the northern districts [of Sarawak], have adopted the Malay-dress, and in many cases have become Mahommedans; they are a contented and laborious people.

1959 R. G. Aikman in T. Harrison Peoples of Sarawak vii. 85 The people in Sarawak known to us as Melanaus do not refer to themselves by that name. They call themselves a Liko meaning Melanaus in general or..a Liko Muka meaning specifically, a Melanau of the Muka river.

1982 D. B. Barrett World Christian Encycl. 472/2 Malaysia... Ethnolinguistic groups..Melanau, 0.4%.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melanau
释义	Melanaun. Brit. /mɛˈlɑːnaʊ/, U.S. /mɛˈlɑˌnaʊ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, melanaus. Forms: 1800s Milanowe, 1800s Millanow, 1800s– Milanau, 1900s Milanoe, 1900s– Melanau. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Iban. Etymons: Iban Melanau, Melano. Etymology: Probably < Iban Melanau (also in form Melano). A member of a people inhabiting Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. ΚΠ 1846 C. D. Bethune in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 16 297 The indigenous population [in Borneo] is included under the names of Dayák, Kadáyan, Milanau, Káyan [etc.]. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 207/2 The Milanaus, who live in the northern districts [of Sarawak], have adopted the Malay-dress, and in many cases have become Mahommedans; they are a contented and laborious people. 1959 R. G. Aikman in T. Harrison Peoples of Sarawak vii. 85 The people in Sarawak known to us as Melanaus do not refer to themselves by that name. They call themselves a Liko meaning Melanaus in general or..a Liko Muka meaning specifically, a Melanau of the Muka river. 1982 D. B. Barrett World Christian Encycl. 472/2 Malaysia... Ethnolinguistic groups..Melanau, 0.4%. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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