matyn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪti/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdi/

Forms: 1800s– mate, 1800s– matee, 1800s– maty.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Malayalam mēṭṭi house-servant of foreigners, Tamil mēṭṭi , Telugu mēṭi under-servant, menial. The form in -y was perhaps influenced by matey n.; the monosyllabic form was probably influenced by mate n.²The word mate, meaning ‘attendant on an elephant’ is probably < Sanskrit meṭha elephant-keeper (see H. Yule and A. C. Burnell in Hobson-Jobson (1886) at cited word):1873 Sat. Rev. 6 Sept. 312/1 One of the attendants [of an elephant], who in Indian phraseology is termed ‘a mate’, the title of Mahout being reserved for the head keeper.

South Asian. Now chiefly historical.

A male servant or menial; a kitchen assistant.

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > Indian

peon1609

wallah1782

maty1810

pattawalla1857

chokra1875

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 241 In some families, mates, or assistants, are allowed, who do the drudgery.

1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 106 Here is our establishment:—one butler, one dress-boy, one matee, [etc.].

1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 106 A cook's maty or helper.

1872 G. T. Chesney in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 469/1 A crowd of porters stood without the veranda..as the mate distributed the boxes and bundles among them.

1991 S. Muthiah Words in Indian Eng. 105 Maty, a male kitchen helper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maty
释义	matyn. Brit. /ˈmeɪti/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdi/ Forms: 1800s– mate, 1800s– matee, 1800s– maty. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Malayalam mēṭṭi house-servant of foreigners, Tamil mēṭṭi , Telugu mēṭi under-servant, menial. The form in -y was perhaps influenced by matey n.; the monosyllabic form was probably influenced by mate n.²The word mate, meaning ‘attendant on an elephant’ is probably < Sanskrit meṭha elephant-keeper (see H. Yule and A. C. Burnell in Hobson-Jobson (1886) at cited word):1873 Sat. Rev. 6 Sept. 312/1 One of the attendants [of an elephant], who in Indian phraseology is termed ‘a mate’, the title of Mahout being reserved for the head keeper. South Asian. Now chiefly historical. A male servant or menial; a kitchen assistant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > Indian peon1609 wallah1782 maty1810 pattawalla1857 chokra1875 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 241 In some families, mates, or assistants, are allowed, who do the drudgery. 1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 106 Here is our establishment:—one butler, one dress-boy, one matee, [etc.]. 1837 Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 106 A cook's maty or helper. 1872 G. T. Chesney in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 469/1 A crowd of porters stood without the veranda..as the mate distributed the boxes and bundles among them. 1991 S. Muthiah Words in Indian Eng. 105 Maty, a male kitchen helper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1810
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