mengkuangn.

Brit.

/mɛŋˈkwaŋ/, U.S.

/ˌmɛŋˈkwɑŋ/

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay mengkuang.

Etymology: < Malay mengkuang any of the larger kinds of screw pine.

Any of various large South-East Asian screw pines (family Pandanaceae), esp. Pandanus atrocarpus, which yield leaves that can be woven into matting, etc.; the leaves of such a tree, or matting made from them.

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1900 Jrnl. Straits Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 33 170 Pandanus atrocarpus Griff. ‘Mengkuang’. The biggest species here, often 40 feet high with very long leaves.

1908 L. Wray in A. Wright 20th Cent. Impressions Brit. Malaya 235/3 Of late years a fairly large industry has sprung up in Negri Sambilan in the manufacture of mat hats... The finer are of Pandan leaves, and the coarser of Mengkuang leaves.

1947 R. O. Winstedt Malays 175 Dish covers are sometimes made of this mad plait, or they are made of strips of the white inner sheath of bamboo..stuck over a conical meng-kuang lining shaped like Chinese hats.

1965 C. Shuttleworth Malayan Safari ii. 29 A patch of earth near the cooking fires was swept clean and laid with broad mengkuang leaves.

1972 M. Sheppard Taman Indera 158 Coarser matting for everyday household use and sacking are made of mengkuang. Pandan is frequently dyed and woven into elaborate patterns. Mengkuang is more often used in its natural form.

1988 I. Polunin Plants & Flowers Malaysia (1994) 68 Common Seashore Screwpine (Mengkuang or Pandan) is a thick-stemmed, 5-m.-high treelet of rocky or sandy shores.

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

单词	mengkuang
释义	mengkuangn. Brit. /mɛŋˈkwaŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɛŋˈkwɑŋ/ Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay mengkuang. Etymology: < Malay mengkuang any of the larger kinds of screw pine. Any of various large South-East Asian screw pines (family Pandanaceae), esp. Pandanus atrocarpus, which yield leaves that can be woven into matting, etc.; the leaves of such a tree, or matting made from them. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > other trees maqui1703 ieie1883 mengkuang1900 1900 Jrnl. Straits Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 33 170 Pandanus atrocarpus Griff. ‘Mengkuang’. The biggest species here, often 40 feet high with very long leaves. 1908 L. Wray in A. Wright 20th Cent. Impressions Brit. Malaya 235/3 Of late years a fairly large industry has sprung up in Negri Sambilan in the manufacture of mat hats... The finer are of Pandan leaves, and the coarser of Mengkuang leaves. 1947 R. O. Winstedt Malays 175 Dish covers are sometimes made of this mad plait, or they are made of strips of the white inner sheath of bamboo..stuck over a conical meng-kuang lining shaped like Chinese hats. 1965 C. Shuttleworth Malayan Safari ii. 29 A patch of earth near the cooking fires was swept clean and laid with broad mengkuang leaves. 1972 M. Sheppard Taman Indera 158 Coarser matting for everyday household use and sacking are made of mengkuang. Pandan is frequently dyed and woven into elaborate patterns. Mengkuang is more often used in its natural form. 1988 I. Polunin Plants & Flowers Malaysia (1994) 68 Common Seashore Screwpine (Mengkuang or Pandan) is a thick-stemmed, 5-m.-high treelet of rocky or sandy shores. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
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