mynan.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪnə/

Forms: 1600s minaw, 1600s moyna, 1600s mynna, 1600s myno, 1700s–1800s mino, 1700s–1800s minor, 1800s maynat, 1800s minar, 1800s myneh, 1800s– maina, 1800s– mina, 1800s– minah, 1800s– myna, 1800s– mynah.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mainā.

Etymology: < Hindi mainā < Sanskrit madana, short for madana-śārikā < madana love (with reference to the affectionate behaviour of pairs of the birds) + śārikā mynah, starling.In form minor confused with minor adj. and n. Sense 2 perhaps arose from a perceived resemblance between these birds and the common mynah, being of similar shape, with a loud call, yellow legs and bill, and in most cases a yellow patch behind the eye: compare miner n.³ For occasional use of this spelling in sense 1 compare:1830 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java (ed. 2) i. 260 Of all birds the chiong (miner) is the most highly prized.

1. Any of various birds of the starling family ( Sturnidae) found in South and South-East Asia, typically having dark plumage, gregarious behaviour, and a loud call, some of which can mimic the human voice; esp. (a) Acridotheres tristis, which is brown and black with a white patch on the wings and has been introduced in southern Africa, Australia, and elsewhere (more fully common myna); (b) Gracula religiosa, which is black with a yellow lappet on the side of the head and is popular as a cage bird because of its ability as a mimic (more fully hill myna).

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > [noun] > family Sturnidae > mina

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1620 R. Hughes & J. Parker Let. 6 Oct. in W. Foster Eng. Factories India (1927) 199 We have sent a cupell of pratlinge birds called mynnas.

a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. viii. 120 They carrie from him to the Kinge some 10 or 12 Moynas, a Bird of Bengala, which learneth to speake very plaine, in Coulour and Forme like a blackbird, but thrice as bigge.

1769 Lady M. Coke Jrnl. 11 Aug. (1892) III. 131 A number of fine Birds presented themselves before me: an Noble Mino that I wanted to Buy, but [etc.].

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 4/2 The maynat.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 47 The myneh is a very entertaining bird,..articulating several words in the manner of the starling.

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. xxxv. 246 The mina, of deeper blue than the sky.

1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 263 A minar was chased by a small hawk.

1879 M. Stokes Indian Fairy Tales (1880) iv. 18 So the dog went to a maina and said: ‘What shall I do to hurt this cat?’

1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II at Grackle The species variously known as Mynahs, Mainas and Minors of India.

1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 704/1 In place of the dusky minas which flitted about the jungle, flocks of gaudy-coloured noisy parrots and brilliant golden orioles are to be seen.

1930 Discovery Dec. 416/1 The common house Myna, which makes a nest of rubbish in a hole, always uses sloughed snake skin as a bed for its blue eggs.

1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 271/2 The Common Mynah (Acridotheres) of southern Asia is a stocky, 10-inch brown and black bird.

1999 Birdwatch Apr. 43/3 The splitting of Gracula religiosa into the two species Common Hill Myna and Southern Hill Myna.

2. Australian. = miner n.³ Now rare.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > other or miscellaneous types of

bell-bird1802

miner1832

myna1832

blue eye1841

spine-bill1848

stitch-bird1873

soldier-bird1881

1832 J. Henderson Observ. Colonies New S. Wales & Van Dieman's Land 41 The restless and noisy minas are disputing.

1887 D. Macdonald Gum Boughs 146 Yellow-legged minahs, tamest of all Australian birds.

1914 Bulletin (Sydney) 13 Aug. 26/1 A spell of dry weather will bring..minahs hustling to the troughs.

Compounds

myna bird n.

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1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 465/1 Mina bird, a species of Grakle, or of a nearly allied genus.

1948 M. Uren Glint of Gold 210 In Australia there is the Mynah bird, whose call is two long notes and three short quick ones.

1965 Listener 14 Jan. 77/2 Maina birds, introduced to combat an (imported) beetle, now decimate the fruit.

1991 J. Chang Wild Swans (1993) ii. 70 She had..a black myna bird which could say a few simple phrases.

† myna grackle n. Obsolete

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1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 455 Gracula religiosa, Minor Grakle.

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 522/1 The bird commonly called the mino grackle (Gracula religiosa of Linnæus).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myna
释义	mynan. Brit. /ˈmʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnə/ Forms: 1600s minaw, 1600s moyna, 1600s mynna, 1600s myno, 1700s–1800s mino, 1700s–1800s minor, 1800s maynat, 1800s minar, 1800s myneh, 1800s– maina, 1800s– mina, 1800s– minah, 1800s– myna, 1800s– mynah. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mainā. Etymology: < Hindi mainā < Sanskrit madana, short for madana-śārikā < madana love (with reference to the affectionate behaviour of pairs of the birds) + śārikā mynah, starling.In form minor confused with minor adj. and n. Sense 2 perhaps arose from a perceived resemblance between these birds and the common mynah, being of similar shape, with a loud call, yellow legs and bill, and in most cases a yellow patch behind the eye: compare miner n.³ For occasional use of this spelling in sense 1 compare:1830 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java (ed. 2) i. 260 Of all birds the chiong (miner) is the most highly prized. 1. Any of various birds of the starling family ( Sturnidae) found in South and South-East Asia, typically having dark plumage, gregarious behaviour, and a loud call, some of which can mimic the human voice; esp. (a) Acridotheres tristis, which is brown and black with a white patch on the wings and has been introduced in southern Africa, Australia, and elsewhere (more fully common myna); (b) Gracula religiosa, which is black with a yellow lappet on the side of the head and is popular as a cage bird because of its ability as a mimic (more fully hill myna). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > [noun] > family Sturnidae > mina myna1620 1620 R. Hughes & J. Parker Let. 6 Oct. in W. Foster Eng. Factories India (1927) 199 We have sent a cupell of pratlinge birds called mynnas. a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. viii. 120 They carrie from him to the Kinge some 10 or 12 Moynas, a Bird of Bengala, which learneth to speake very plaine, in Coulour and Forme like a blackbird, but thrice as bigge. 1769 Lady M. Coke Jrnl. 11 Aug. (1892) III. 131 A number of fine Birds presented themselves before me: an Noble Mino that I wanted to Buy, but [etc.]. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 4/2 The maynat. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 47 The myneh is a very entertaining bird,..articulating several words in the manner of the starling. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. xxxv. 246 The mina, of deeper blue than the sky. 1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 263 A minar was chased by a small hawk. 1879 M. Stokes Indian Fairy Tales (1880) iv. 18 So the dog went to a maina and said: ‘What shall I do to hurt this cat?’ 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II at Grackle The species variously known as Mynahs, Mainas and Minors of India. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 704/1 In place of the dusky minas which flitted about the jungle, flocks of gaudy-coloured noisy parrots and brilliant golden orioles are to be seen. 1930 Discovery Dec. 416/1 The common house Myna, which makes a nest of rubbish in a hole, always uses sloughed snake skin as a bed for its blue eggs. 1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 271/2 The Common Mynah (Acridotheres) of southern Asia is a stocky, 10-inch brown and black bird. 1999 Birdwatch Apr. 43/3 The splitting of Gracula religiosa into the two species Common Hill Myna and Southern Hill Myna. 2. Australian. = miner n.³ Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > other or miscellaneous types of bell-bird1802 miner1832 myna1832 blue eye1841 spine-bill1848 stitch-bird1873 soldier-bird1881 1832 J. Henderson Observ. Colonies New S. Wales & Van Dieman's Land 41 The restless and noisy minas are disputing. 1887 D. Macdonald Gum Boughs 146 Yellow-legged minahs, tamest of all Australian birds. 1914 Bulletin (Sydney) 13 Aug. 26/1 A spell of dry weather will bring..minahs hustling to the troughs. Compounds myna bird n. ΚΠ 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 465/1 Mina bird, a species of Grakle, or of a nearly allied genus. 1948 M. Uren Glint of Gold 210 In Australia there is the Mynah bird, whose call is two long notes and three short quick ones. 1965 Listener 14 Jan. 77/2 Maina birds, introduced to combat an (imported) beetle, now decimate the fruit. 1991 J. Chang Wild Swans (1993) ii. 70 She had..a black myna bird which could say a few simple phrases. † myna grackle n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 455 Gracula religiosa, Minor Grakle. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 522/1 The bird commonly called the mino grackle (Gracula religiosa of Linnæus). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1620
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