moain.

Brit.

/ˈməʊʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊaɪ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, moais.

Origin: A borrowing from Rapa Nui. Etymon: Rapa Nui moai.

Etymology: < Rapa Nui moai image.

Any of a number of large, stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), erected between 1400 and 1600 a.d., and believed to represent former chiefs or other high-ranking men. Also (more fully moai miro): a small figure carved from wood.

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1774 W. Wales Jrnl. 14 Mar. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1961) II. App. v. 826 The workmanship of these stupendous figures, although rude is not bad... [The Easter Islanders] give different names to them..to which they always prefix the word Moi.]

1868 R. Sainthill in Macmillan's Mag. (1870) Mar. 450/2 Between the broken parts of one of the Moai some handsom ferns were growing.

1919 K. Routledge Mystery of Easter Island xvi. 270 He took the wooden moai, both male and female, and made them walk.

1919 K. Routledge Mystery of Easter Island xvi. 271 Te Haha..could..be seen sitting in his garden engaged in carving moai miro.

1958 tr. T. Heyerdahl Aku-Aku vi. 188 Arne showed me his new find,..the ancient vessel catching a turtle on the moai's stomach.

1971 J. dos Passos Easter Island Pl. 11 (caption) The restored moai dominates the shore.

1999 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 16 Oct. Easter Island is dotted with moai (volcanic stone statues) and yet without trees no one can fathom how the statues were erected.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moai
释义	moain. Brit. /ˈməʊʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊaɪ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, moais. Origin: A borrowing from Rapa Nui. Etymon: Rapa Nui moai. Etymology: < Rapa Nui moai image. Any of a number of large, stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), erected between 1400 and 1600 a.d., and believed to represent former chiefs or other high-ranking men. Also (more fully moai miro): a small figure carved from wood. ΚΠ 1774 W. Wales Jrnl. 14 Mar. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1961) II. App. v. 826 The workmanship of these stupendous figures, although rude is not bad... [The Easter Islanders] give different names to them..to which they always prefix the word Moi.] 1868 R. Sainthill in Macmillan's Mag. (1870) Mar. 450/2 Between the broken parts of one of the Moai some handsom ferns were growing. 1919 K. Routledge Mystery of Easter Island xvi. 270 He took the wooden moai, both male and female, and made them walk. 1919 K. Routledge Mystery of Easter Island xvi. 271 Te Haha..could..be seen sitting in his garden engaged in carving moai miro. 1958 tr. T. Heyerdahl Aku-Aku vi. 188 Arne showed me his new find,..the ancient vessel catching a turtle on the moai's stomach. 1971 J. dos Passos Easter Island Pl. 11 (caption) The restored moai dominates the shore. 1999 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 16 Oct. Easter Island is dotted with moai (volcanic stone statues) and yet without trees no one can fathom how the statues were erected. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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