murungan.

Brit.

/mᵿˈrʊŋɡə/, U.S.

/məˈrʊŋɡə/

Forms: 1600s morongo, 1700s morunga, 1800s maroongaye, 1800s moringa, 1800s moronga, 1800s– marenga, 1800s– murunga.

Origin: A borrowing from Sinhala. Etymon: Sinhala muruṅga.

Etymology: < Sinhala muruṅga < Tamil muruṅkai . Compare Moringa n.

In Sri Lanka: the horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera. Also: the fruit of this tree, the ben nut.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > tropical > ben-nut > ben-nut tree

murunga1681

Moringa1693

horseradish tree1859

1681 R. Knox Hist. Ceylon I. vi. 19 They have several other sorts of fruits which they dress and eat with their rice..called Carowela, Wattacul, Morongo, Cacorebouns, &c.

1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 176/2 The moringa, or morunga nickar, is a native of the island of Ceylon, and some places on the Malabar coast.

1817 A. Bertolacci View of Agric., Commerc. & Financial Interests Ceylon (1983) II. 89 The toddy vinegar improves by being kept a long time, and by a small quantity of the bark of the Moronga-tree being infused into it.

1821 tr. J. Haafner Trav. on Foot through Island of Ceylon viii. 67 We also found..several Moronga-trees. This tree has an uncommonly rough bark, and a blue dye stuff is extracted from the wood. The fruit..is eaten boiled like vegetables.

1892 M. North Recoll. Happy Life I. 102 I saw the two marenga-trees, from the berries of which the oil of Ben used by watch-makers is pressed.

1926 F. Lewis Sixty-four Years in Ceylon (1993) xxxii. 421 Some wretched Murungas (Moringa pterygosperma) looked on as if uncomfortable at being found in such circumstances.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies iii. xii. 347 ‘Superbly cooked, I must say,’ observed Vijay, working through his fourth crab-belly. ‘The murunga leaves make all the difference.’

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

单词	murunga
释义	murungan. Brit. /mᵿˈrʊŋɡə/, U.S. /məˈrʊŋɡə/ Forms: 1600s morongo, 1700s morunga, 1800s maroongaye, 1800s moringa, 1800s moronga, 1800s– marenga, 1800s– murunga. Origin: A borrowing from Sinhala. Etymon: Sinhala muruṅga. Etymology: < Sinhala muruṅga < Tamil muruṅkai . Compare Moringa n. In Sri Lanka: the horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera. Also: the fruit of this tree, the ben nut. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > tropical > ben-nut > ben-nut tree murunga1681 Moringa1693 horseradish tree1859 1681 R. Knox Hist. Ceylon I. vi. 19 They have several other sorts of fruits which they dress and eat with their rice..called Carowela, Wattacul, Morongo, Cacorebouns, &c. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 176/2 The moringa, or morunga nickar, is a native of the island of Ceylon, and some places on the Malabar coast. 1817 A. Bertolacci View of Agric., Commerc. & Financial Interests Ceylon (1983) II. 89 The toddy vinegar improves by being kept a long time, and by a small quantity of the bark of the Moronga-tree being infused into it. 1821 tr. J. Haafner Trav. on Foot through Island of Ceylon viii. 67 We also found..several Moronga-trees. This tree has an uncommonly rough bark, and a blue dye stuff is extracted from the wood. The fruit..is eaten boiled like vegetables. 1892 M. North Recoll. Happy Life I. 102 I saw the two marenga-trees, from the berries of which the oil of Ben used by watch-makers is pressed. 1926 F. Lewis Sixty-four Years in Ceylon (1993) xxxii. 421 Some wretched Murungas (Moringa pterygosperma) looked on as if uncomfortable at being found in such circumstances. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies iii. xii. 347 ‘Superbly cooked, I must say,’ observed Vijay, working through his fourth crab-belly. ‘The murunga leaves make all the difference.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1681
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