Muiscan.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmwiːskə/, U.S.

/ˈmwiskə/

Inflections: Plural Muiscas, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s Mosca, 1800s– Muisca, 1800s– Muysca, 1900s– Muizca.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Muisca. Etymons: French Muysca; Muisca Muisca.

Etymology: < French Muysca (1810 in the passage translated in quot. 1814 at sense A. 1; also attested as Mosca in the same source) and its etymon Muisca Muisca, self-designation, lit. ‘person’. Compare Spanish Mosca (1581), Muyzca, Mozca (1619 in a work-title), Muisca (1984 or earlier).

A. n.

1. A member of a South American Indian people formerly inhabiting Colombia; = Chibcha n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Indian of Central or South America > [noun] > Indians of South America

Patagona1544

Mochica1581

Arawak1596

Arawakan1596

Tapuia1613

Quechua1688

Galibi1698

Abipon1717

Pehuenche1756

Patagonian1767

Amazonian Indian1769

Warao1769

Tehuelche1774

Abiponian1786

two-finger1796

Guarani1797

Shipibo1805

Araucanian1809

Tupinamba1810

Muisca1814

Pampas Indian1820

Guaycuru1822

Lengua1822

Fuegian1825

Wapishana1836

Wai Wai1840

Yucatec1843

Tupi1845

Tupi-Guarani1850

Amazonian1858

Aymara1860

Jivaro1862

Lokono1868

Quechuan1871

Yucatecan1871

Yunca1871

Mapuche1876

Chibcha1877

Ona1884

Yahgan1884

Terena1891

Xavante1904

urubu1948

Saramaccan1959

Yanomamö1965

Mochican1967

1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Res. Anc. Inhabitants Amer. II. 111 The language of the..Moscas, or Muyscas, is known in the country under the designation of Chibcha.

1848 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 393 The Muyscas of Columbia had a similar hero-god.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 828/2 In New Granada itself there is at least one marked ethnical and linguistic group, the Chibcha, or Muisca of Bogota, a civilized people, noted for their remarkable taste and skill in the execution of gold ornaments.

1908 Athenæum 11 Apr. 447/1 Customary with the Natchez, Muizcas, Pokomames, Yuncas, and Incas of the American continent.

1970 Man Myth & Magic v. 138/1 South American tribes, particularly the Muyscas of Colombia, throw ashes into the sky to condense the clouds and induce rain, or scatter ashes on water as a charm to produce fair weather.

1999 Americas (Electronic ed.) 1 July The Muisca, the dominant indigenous culture in the area, were the first to tap the hilly land around what is today's Zipaquirá for the useful mineral.

2. The extinct Chibchan language of the Muiscas.

ΚΠ

1989 Encycl. Brit. III. 194/3 A now extinct Chibchan language sometimes known as Muisca was the language of a powerful Indian empire with its centre near Bogotá.

B. adj.

Of, designating, or relating to the Muiscas or their language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Indian of Central or South America > [adjective] > Indians of South America

Arawakan1596

Patagonian?1609

Arawak1625

Abiponian1786

Araucanian1809

Quechua1811

Muisca1814

Fuegian1825

Wapishana1836

Wai Wai1840

Pehuenche1843

Quechuan1862

Incarial1863

Mochica1871

Yucatecan1871

Shipibo1875

Yucatec1875

Incaean1880

Incan1885

Guaycuru1891

Jivaroan1902

Tehuelchian1902

Tupian1902

Xavante1904

Incarian1909

Abipon1912

Incaic1926

Lokono1953

Mochican1953

Saramaccan1959

Mapuche1961

Yahgan1961

Yanomamö1967

urubu1983

1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Res. Anc. Inhabitants Amer. II. 108 Bochica..lived a hundred Muysca cycles, or two thousand years.

1858 H. E. Ludewig & W. W. Turner Lit. Amer. Aboriginal Langs. 129 Joseph Dadey.., a native of Milan.., wrote a Vocabulary and a Grammar of the Muysca Language, but no copies can now be traced.

1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Mar. 319 Among the Zamuca and Muysca Indians, Humboldt found a system of numeration in which five was not simply hand, but ‘hand finished’.

1953 Man 53 25/2 [Petroglyphs] occur chiefly in the Muisca region of eastern Colombia.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Jan. 105/1 In the third room a reconstruction of the home of a Muisca peasant family is displayed, together with stone implements and pottery jars.

1995 C. H. Langbaek (title) Regional archaeology in the Muisca territory: a study of the Fúquene and Susa valleys.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muisca
释义	Muiscan.adj. Brit. /ˈmwiːskə/, U.S. /ˈmwiskə/ Inflections: Plural Muiscas, unchanged. Forms: 1800s Mosca, 1800s– Muisca, 1800s– Muysca, 1900s– Muizca. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Muisca. Etymons: French Muysca; Muisca Muisca. Etymology: < French Muysca (1810 in the passage translated in quot. 1814 at sense A. 1; also attested as Mosca in the same source) and its etymon Muisca Muisca, self-designation, lit. ‘person’. Compare Spanish Mosca (1581), Muyzca, Mozca (1619 in a work-title), Muisca (1984 or earlier). A. n. 1. A member of a South American Indian people formerly inhabiting Colombia; = Chibcha n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Indian of Central or South America > [noun] > Indians of South America Patagona1544 Mochica1581 Arawak1596 Arawakan1596 Tapuia1613 Quechua1688 Galibi1698 Abipon1717 Pehuenche1756 Patagonian1767 Amazonian Indian1769 Warao1769 Tehuelche1774 Abiponian1786 two-finger1796 Guarani1797 Shipibo1805 Araucanian1809 Tupinamba1810 Muisca1814 Pampas Indian1820 Guaycuru1822 Lengua1822 Fuegian1825 Wapishana1836 Wai Wai1840 Yucatec1843 Tupi1845 Tupi-Guarani1850 Amazonian1858 Aymara1860 Jivaro1862 Lokono1868 Quechuan1871 Yucatecan1871 Yunca1871 Mapuche1876 Chibcha1877 Ona1884 Yahgan1884 Terena1891 Xavante1904 urubu1948 Saramaccan1959 Yanomamö1965 Mochican1967 1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Res. Anc. Inhabitants Amer. II. 111 The language of the..Moscas, or Muyscas, is known in the country under the designation of Chibcha. 1848 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 393 The Muyscas of Columbia had a similar hero-god. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 828/2 In New Granada itself there is at least one marked ethnical and linguistic group, the Chibcha, or Muisca of Bogota, a civilized people, noted for their remarkable taste and skill in the execution of gold ornaments. 1908 Athenæum 11 Apr. 447/1 Customary with the Natchez, Muizcas, Pokomames, Yuncas, and Incas of the American continent. 1970 Man Myth & Magic v. 138/1 South American tribes, particularly the Muyscas of Colombia, throw ashes into the sky to condense the clouds and induce rain, or scatter ashes on water as a charm to produce fair weather. 1999 Americas (Electronic ed.) 1 July The Muisca, the dominant indigenous culture in the area, were the first to tap the hilly land around what is today's Zipaquirá for the useful mineral. 2. The extinct Chibchan language of the Muiscas. ΚΠ 1989 Encycl. Brit. III. 194/3 A now extinct Chibchan language sometimes known as Muisca was the language of a powerful Indian empire with its centre near Bogotá. B. adj. Of, designating, or relating to the Muiscas or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Indian of Central or South America > [adjective] > Indians of South America Arawakan1596 Patagonian?1609 Arawak1625 Abiponian1786 Araucanian1809 Quechua1811 Muisca1814 Fuegian1825 Wapishana1836 Wai Wai1840 Pehuenche1843 Quechuan1862 Incarial1863 Mochica1871 Yucatecan1871 Shipibo1875 Yucatec1875 Incaean1880 Incan1885 Guaycuru1891 Jivaroan1902 Tehuelchian1902 Tupian1902 Xavante1904 Incarian1909 Abipon1912 Incaic1926 Lokono1953 Mochican1953 Saramaccan1959 Mapuche1961 Yahgan1961 Yanomamö1967 urubu1983 1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Res. Anc. Inhabitants Amer. II. 108 Bochica..lived a hundred Muysca cycles, or two thousand years. 1858 H. E. Ludewig & W. W. Turner Lit. Amer. Aboriginal Langs. 129 Joseph Dadey.., a native of Milan.., wrote a Vocabulary and a Grammar of the Muysca Language, but no copies can now be traced. 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Mar. 319 Among the Zamuca and Muysca Indians, Humboldt found a system of numeration in which five was not simply hand, but ‘hand finished’. 1953 Man 53 25/2 [Petroglyphs] occur chiefly in the Muisca region of eastern Colombia. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Jan. 105/1 In the third room a reconstruction of the home of a Muisca peasant family is displayed, together with stone implements and pottery jars. 1995 C. H. Langbaek (title) Regional archaeology in the Muisca territory: a study of the Fúquene and Susa valleys. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1814
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