Murmin.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəmi/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrmi/

Inflections: Plural Murmis, unchanged.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Tibetan. Etymon: Tibetan *mur-mi.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < an unattested Tibetan form *mur-mi, lit. ‘border-dwellers’ < mur at the frontier + mi man; however, the first syllable may be cognate with older Tibetan dMu (also sMu, rMu), ethnonym denoting an ancient tribe of the Tibetan plateau, held in low esteem.

A. n.

1. = Tamang n. a.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Tibet and Nepal > [noun] > peoples of Nepal

Gurung1819

Limbu1819

Murmi1819

Rai1854

Gurkhali1884

Thakali1928

Tamang1937

1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. 53 No Murmi is permitted to enter the valley where Kathmandu stands.

a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 474/2 In the more rude and mountainous parts of Népál Proper, the chief population consists of Murmis, by many considered as a branch of the B'hótíyas, or people of Tibet, whose religion they profess.

1878 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 7 58 (table) To-day, tanapana, Finnic...bini, Murmi.

1937 W. B. Northey Land of Gurkhas i. i. 13 This country has four special clans,..first a rather inferior type known as Murmis or Tamangs, and the more interesting Sunwars.

2000 Times 3 July 21/5 Ganju's tribe, the Lamas or ‘Murmis’, are found in eastern Nepal and neighbouring Sikkim.

2. = Tamang n. b.The Murmi language, which is now usually called Tamang, belongs to the Tamangic subgroup of the Himalayan branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Tibeto-Burman > miscellaneous Tibeto-Burman languages

Magar1811

Tibetan1822

Bhotia1824

Tibetic1833

Lepcha1840

Gurung1874

Murmi1874

Tibeto-Himalayan1875

Rong1892

Dzongkha1909

Lahu1909

Lisu1909

Newari1928

Thakali1974

Tamang1977

1874 B. H. Hodgson Ess. on Nepal & Tibet i. 1 There are thirteen distinct and strongly-marked dialects spoken. These are the Khas or Parbattia, the Múrmi, the Newari,..and the Lapachan.

1891 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 20 164 In Serpa and Múrmi, languages in Nepal, Mi, signifies man.

1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 155 Gyarung-Mishmi... Non-pronominalized... Murmi = Tāmāng [etc.]..38,500 [speakers]. The Valley of Nepal, India (Darjeeling), Sikkim.

1996 B. F. Grimes Ethnologue (ed. 13) 734 Tamang, Northwestern (Murmi, Western Tamang).

B. adj.

(attributive). = Tamang adj.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [adjective] > Tibeto-Burman > Tibetic

Murmi1819

Tibetic1863

Rong1876

Lepcha1877

Lisu1896

Gurung1928

Bhotian1948

Tamang1962

Ladakhi-

1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. 52 I have deposited in the Company's library a copious vocabulary of the Murmi dialect.

1903 Biometrika 2 354 The following give the results for two Bengal races..Murmi Tribe, Chittagong Hills. Oraon Tribe of Chota Nagpur.

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

单词	murmi
释义	Murmin.adj. Brit. /ˈmʊəmi/, U.S. /ˈmʊrmi/ Inflections: Plural Murmis, unchanged. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Tibetan. Etymon: Tibetan mur-mi. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < an unattested Tibetan form mur-mi, lit. ‘border-dwellers’ < mur at the frontier + mi man; however, the first syllable may be cognate with older Tibetan dMu (also sMu, rMu), ethnonym denoting an ancient tribe of the Tibetan plateau, held in low esteem. A. n. 1. = Tamang n. a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Tibet and Nepal > [noun] > peoples of Nepal Gurung1819 Limbu1819 Murmi1819 Rai1854 Gurkhali1884 Thakali1928 Tamang1937 1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. 53 No Murmi is permitted to enter the valley where Kathmandu stands. a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 474/2 In the more rude and mountainous parts of Népál Proper, the chief population consists of Murmis, by many considered as a branch of the B'hótíyas, or people of Tibet, whose religion they profess. 1878 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 7 58 (table) To-day, tanapana, Finnic...bini, Murmi. 1937 W. B. Northey Land of Gurkhas i. i. 13 This country has four special clans,..first a rather inferior type known as Murmis or Tamangs, and the more interesting Sunwars. 2000 Times 3 July 21/5 Ganju's tribe, the Lamas or ‘Murmis’, are found in eastern Nepal and neighbouring Sikkim. 2. = Tamang n. b.The Murmi language, which is now usually called Tamang, belongs to the Tamangic subgroup of the Himalayan branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Tibeto-Burman > miscellaneous Tibeto-Burman languages Magar1811 Tibetan1822 Bhotia1824 Tibetic1833 Lepcha1840 Gurung1874 Murmi1874 Tibeto-Himalayan1875 Rong1892 Dzongkha1909 Lahu1909 Lisu1909 Newari1928 Thakali1974 Tamang1977 1874 B. H. Hodgson Ess. on Nepal & Tibet i. 1 There are thirteen distinct and strongly-marked dialects spoken. These are the Khas or Parbattia, the Múrmi, the Newari,..and the Lapachan. 1891 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 20 164 In Serpa and Múrmi, languages in Nepal, Mi, signifies man. 1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 155 Gyarung-Mishmi... Non-pronominalized... Murmi = Tāmāng [etc.]..38,500 [speakers]. The Valley of Nepal, India (Darjeeling), Sikkim. 1996 B. F. Grimes Ethnologue (ed. 13) 734 Tamang, Northwestern (Murmi, Western Tamang). B. adj. (attributive). = Tamang adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [adjective] > Tibeto-Burman > Tibetic Murmi1819 Tibetic1863 Rong1876 Lepcha1877 Lisu1896 Gurung1928 Bhotian1948 Tamang1962 Ladakhi- 1819 F. Hamilton Acct. Kingdom Nepal i. 52 I have deposited in the Company's library a copious vocabulary of the Murmi dialect. 1903 Biometrika 2 354 The following give the results for two Bengal races..Murmi Tribe, Chittagong Hills. Oraon Tribe of Chota Nagpur. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1819
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