单词 | mudim |
释义 | mudimn. In Malaysia and Indonesia: a junior Muslim official, spec. one who (in traditional communities) performs circumcisions. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > circumcision > [noun] > one who performs circumciser1535 mohel1613 mudim1625 posthetomist1846 1625 tr. F. Pyrard de Laual in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xix. 1665 The Pandiare, Naybes, Catibes and Mödins..dine with him [sc. the King]. 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. vi. 284 A Kabáyan..with the Kamitúah and Múdin (priest), formed a court for settling petty village disputes. 1858 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 2 121 The Mudin or professional circumciser performs the operation in a trice. 1900 W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 360 Among Malays it [sc. circumcision] is performed by a functionary called the ‘Mudim’. 1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya xiv. 194 If the traditional mudim carries out the operation [sc. circumcision] instead of the hospital doctor, he will rub a salve into the wound. 1987 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 46 545 Village-level Muslim religious leaders (modin)..were banned from participation in shrine activities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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