mutin.

Brit.

/ˈmuːti/, U.S.

/ˈmudi/, South African English

/ˈmuːti/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, mutis.

Forms: 1800s moote, 1800s mooti, 1800s mootie, 1800s– muti, 1900s– moutie; also mouti, muthi

Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu umuthi.

Etymology: < Zulu umuthi tree, plant, medicine, medicinal charm < umu-, singular noun prefix + -thi tree.

South African.

†1. A tree. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [noun]

woodc725

treec825

cedar beamc1000

wood-plant1773

woody plant1830

maiden bark1831

muti1858

1858 A. W. Drayson Sporting Scenes S. Afr. 165 They could see but a ‘muti’ (tree or plant),..neither fit for food or physic.

a. Medicine as traditionally practised among the black peoples of Africa, usually in the form of charms or other objects to which healing or magical powers are ascribed, incorporating herbs and parts of animals and (occasionally) of human bodies. (Rarely used as a count noun.)Muti is used not only to cure illness but also to increase a person's strength or courage, to influence others, to bring good luck, etc. It may be consumed or applied directly, carried about with a person, or left in a particular place to work its purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun]

medicine?c1225

pottingary1474

druggery1507

physicary?1577

stuffa1616

materia medica1663

muti1860

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > a medicine or medicament > occult medicine

toadstone1558

erne-stone1587

amulet1718

amuletic1753

muti1860

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine

medicinec1395

amulet1718

amuletic1753

muti1860

maleficium1965

1860 A. W. Drayson Sporting Scenes (ed. 2) 275 My Kaffir seemed awed by the lightning and thunder; he ate a little of his ‘muti’ (charmed medicine) that was round his neck.

1875 D. Leslie Among Zulus & Amatongas 60 He disdains to answer in his own language, or even to use the ‘Pigeon English’ word ‘Moote’, but says ‘Medditsin’.

1891 R. Monteiro Delagoa Bay viii. 172 They [sc. the Africans] don't mind saying some are used as ‘mooti’, physic.

1947 Cape Times 10 May 1/1 It was thought that the plant had been killed out by witchdoctors, who consider it an important ingredient of a powerful muti.

1957 J. Packer Nor Moon by Night xviii. 176 He may have made muti of that boy's eyes and tongue.

1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 20/3 The club which has often used the rolling of the bones to forecast the results of vital matches need some new ‘muti’ to revive their form.

1998 Independent 2 Feb. i. 11/4 Whatever the cause the answer lies across the corridor in a dark and hallowed room where she grinds herbs and plants for muti (medicine).

b. In extended use. Frequently colloquial: medicine of any kind.

ΚΠ

1908 D. Blackburn Leaven 316 White muti no good, baas... You know all about muti, and the doctor told you I should die.

1937 C. Birkby Zulu Journey 43 One of the most pleasant gifts Chaka ever received from Lieutenant Farewell was a cask of medicine. That was strong muti indeed.

1948 O. Walker Kaffirs are Lively 188 Education is the white man's muti—medicine—which makes him powerful.

1973 Cape Times 9 June 7 One man's muti is another man's poison.

1990 Style June 128 Multi-vitamins, cold tabs and tummy muti.

1992 Natal Mercury (Durban) 3 Aug. 6 He is an optometrist by profession and was taken aback when a patient asked for new glasses because ‘the muti in the old ones is finished’.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

muti bag n.

ΚΠ

1911 State Dec. 659 He produced a few pinches of powder from the muti bag suspended round his neck.

muti-man n.

ΚΠ

1968 Post (S. Afr.) 7 Jan. He went to a muti-man who treated him with herbs until he was cured.

1988 Pace June 8B These backyard muti-men use European chemicals in their spuit (syringe).

muti shop n.

ΚΠ

1972 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 6 Feb. (Mag. section) 12 The muti shop is in colourful Diagonal Street.

1989 Personality (Durban) 29 May 29 And in the Durban area alone there are more than 70 muti shops.

C2.

muti murder n. a ritual killing, or one carried out for the purpose of acquiring body parts for use in muti.

ΚΠ

1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 14 Nov. (Suppl.) 4/1 The three Xabas were indicted for trial at the Rand Supreme Court for the muti murder of the tramp.

1995 Guardian 5 July i. 13/1 ‘Muti’ murders, the killing and mutilation of people for tribal medicine, is..frequently held out as evidence of black savagery.

muti murderer n. a person who carries out a muti murder.

ΚΠ

1978 Pace Dec. 10 A frail, devout church man..was..mistaken for the ‘muti murderer’ and came close to paying for it with his life.

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

单词	muti
释义	mutin. Brit. /ˈmuːti/, U.S. /ˈmudi/, South African English /ˈmuːti/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, mutis. Forms: 1800s moote, 1800s mooti, 1800s mootie, 1800s– muti, 1900s– moutie; also mouti, muthi Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu umuthi. Etymology: < Zulu umuthi tree, plant, medicine, medicinal charm < umu-, singular noun prefix + -thi tree. South African. †1. A tree. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [noun] woodc725 treec825 cedar beamc1000 wood-plant1773 woody plant1830 maiden bark1831 muti1858 1858 A. W. Drayson Sporting Scenes S. Afr. 165 They could see but a ‘muti’ (tree or plant),..neither fit for food or physic. 2. a. Medicine as traditionally practised among the black peoples of Africa, usually in the form of charms or other objects to which healing or magical powers are ascribed, incorporating herbs and parts of animals and (occasionally) of human bodies. (Rarely used as a count noun.)Muti is used not only to cure illness but also to increase a person's strength or courage, to influence others, to bring good luck, etc. It may be consumed or applied directly, carried about with a person, or left in a particular place to work its purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] medicine?c1225 pottingary1474 druggery1507 physicary?1577 stuffa1616 materia medica1663 muti1860 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > a medicine or medicament > occult medicine toadstone1558 erne-stone1587 amulet1718 amuletic1753 muti1860 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine medicinec1395 amulet1718 amuletic1753 muti1860 maleficium1965 1860 A. W. Drayson Sporting Scenes (ed. 2) 275 My Kaffir seemed awed by the lightning and thunder; he ate a little of his ‘muti’ (charmed medicine) that was round his neck. 1875 D. Leslie Among Zulus & Amatongas 60 He disdains to answer in his own language, or even to use the ‘Pigeon English’ word ‘Moote’, but says ‘Medditsin’. 1891 R. Monteiro Delagoa Bay viii. 172 They [sc. the Africans] don't mind saying some are used as ‘mooti’, physic. 1947 Cape Times 10 May 1/1 It was thought that the plant had been killed out by witchdoctors, who consider it an important ingredient of a powerful muti. 1957 J. Packer Nor Moon by Night xviii. 176 He may have made muti of that boy's eyes and tongue. 1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 20/3 The club which has often used the rolling of the bones to forecast the results of vital matches need some new ‘muti’ to revive their form. 1998 Independent 2 Feb. i. 11/4 Whatever the cause the answer lies across the corridor in a dark and hallowed room where she grinds herbs and plants for muti (medicine). b. In extended use. Frequently colloquial: medicine of any kind. ΚΠ 1908 D. Blackburn Leaven 316 White muti no good, baas... You know all about muti, and the doctor told you I should die. 1937 C. Birkby Zulu Journey 43 One of the most pleasant gifts Chaka ever received from Lieutenant Farewell was a cask of medicine. That was strong muti indeed. 1948 O. Walker Kaffirs are Lively 188 Education is the white man's muti—medicine—which makes him powerful. 1973 Cape Times 9 June 7 One man's muti is another man's poison. 1990 Style June 128 Multi-vitamins, cold tabs and tummy muti. 1992 Natal Mercury (Durban) 3 Aug. 6 He is an optometrist by profession and was taken aback when a patient asked for new glasses because ‘the muti in the old ones is finished’. Compounds C1. General attributive. muti bag n. ΚΠ 1911 State Dec. 659 He produced a few pinches of powder from the muti bag suspended round his neck. muti-man n. ΚΠ 1968 Post (S. Afr.) 7 Jan. He went to a muti-man who treated him with herbs until he was cured. 1988 Pace June 8B These backyard muti-men use European chemicals in their spuit (syringe). muti shop n. ΚΠ 1972 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 6 Feb. (Mag. section) 12 The muti shop is in colourful Diagonal Street. 1989 Personality (Durban) 29 May 29 And in the Durban area alone there are more than 70 muti shops. C2. muti murder n. a ritual killing, or one carried out for the purpose of acquiring body parts for use in muti. ΚΠ 1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 14 Nov. (Suppl.) 4/1 The three Xabas were indicted for trial at the Rand Supreme Court for the muti murder of the tramp. 1995 Guardian 5 July i. 13/1 ‘Muti’ murders, the killing and mutilation of people for tribal medicine, is..frequently held out as evidence of black savagery. muti murderer n. a person who carries out a muti murder. ΚΠ 1978 Pace Dec. 10 A frail, devout church man..was..mistaken for the ‘muti murderer’ and came close to paying for it with his life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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