ngoman.

Brit.

/(ə)ŋˈɡəʊmə/, U.S.

/(ə)ŋˈɡoʊmə/, South African English

/(ə)ŋˈɡɔːmə/

Forms: 1900s– ngoma. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Partly a borrowing from Venda. Etymons: Swahili ngoma; Venda ngoma.

Etymology: < Swahili ngoma large drum, and its cognate Venda ngoma large, pot-shaped wooden drum (and similar words in many other Bantu languages).The Common Bantu word underlying the word in Swahili, Venda, etc. survives in most Bantu languages. In many languages it is the general word for ‘drum’, although in some it is used for a specific type of drum.

1. In eastern and southern Africa: any of various kinds of drum; (South African) a large single-headed drum of a type traditionally used by the Venda in certain religious ceremonies.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > drum > [noun] > other drums

taborinc1500

swash1533

war-drum1593

wolf-drum1605

saddle drum1617

tombak1662

tom-tom1693

goombay1790

rommelpot1790

rommelpot?1798

water drum1824

pahu1829

tabl1831

tambourin1832

dholuck1837

nagara1839

tree-drum1850

ngoma1860

talking drum1897

pot drum1907

friction drum1909

trap-drum1924

ghoema1934

tamboo1942

tassa1948

steel drum1952

conga drum1955

roto-tom1968

conga1969

Isukuti1972

steel pan1973

syndrum1979

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 87 But the Ngoma Ku, or the great drum, collects the inhabitants of all the neighbouring settlements in an armed gathering.]

1860 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. I. 185 After struggling through a forest of canes, we heard a ngoma, or large drum.

1927 ‘A. A. Horn’ & E. Lewis Trader Horn x. 102 The musicians were about the best I had heard, their wild music sounding well on the open river and the Ngomas or native drums.

1934 P. R. Kirby Mus. Instruments Native Races (1965) 34 A drum..found only among the Venda of the Northern Transvaal and their immediate neighbours..is the ngoma, a single-headed drum with a hemispherical resonator carved out of solid wood.

1978 tr. J.-L. Paudrat Dance, Art, & Ritual Afr. 194 The royal drums, the ngomas, were symbols of his mystical power.

2002 Intelligencer Jrnl. (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 11 Feb. b1 Sunday's show..introduces the audience to the sounds of the Ngoma drums, similar in shape to Caribbean Conga drums.

2. East African. A dance to the music of a drum; a social gathering where dancing takes place; a night of dancing.

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society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun]

treschec1290

hoppingc1330

dancec1385

ball?1605

ballet1657

dancing-match1740

dancing-assembly1765

fandango1766

dancing-party1852

German1853

rag1899

ngoma1905

rat race1937

1905 Afr. Standard 5 Aug. 7/2 When is an Ngoma not an Ngoma? When it is held in MacDonald Terrace without an Ngoma permit.

1926 Glasgow Herald 27 Jan. 10 They..console them for the temporary absence of their dancing partners at ngomas.

1960 Spectator 29 July 179 They would keep it up far into the night, drinking and drumming; a jolly social party not like the ngomas I used to see which always had a hint of magic and, it seemed, of menace.

1971 Standard (Dar es Salaam) 7 Apr. 1/8 There will be dances in all dancing halls,..competitions in ngomas and singing, [etc.].

1999 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide I. iii. 691/1 In Mombasa..the Old Town seems to be exclusively populated by women and girls..rushing to a wedding ngoma or the taarab which crowns a wedding on its last day.

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

单词	ngoma
释义	ngoman. Brit. /(ə)ŋˈɡəʊmə/, U.S. /(ə)ŋˈɡoʊmə/, South African English /(ə)ŋˈɡɔːmə/ Forms: 1900s– ngoma. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Partly a borrowing from Venda. Etymons: Swahili ngoma; Venda ngoma. Etymology: < Swahili ngoma large drum, and its cognate Venda ngoma large, pot-shaped wooden drum (and similar words in many other Bantu languages).The Common Bantu word underlying the word in Swahili, Venda, etc. survives in most Bantu languages. In many languages it is the general word for ‘drum’, although in some it is used for a specific type of drum. 1. In eastern and southern Africa: any of various kinds of drum; (South African) a large single-headed drum of a type traditionally used by the Venda in certain religious ceremonies. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > drum > [noun] > other drums taborinc1500 swash1533 war-drum1593 wolf-drum1605 saddle drum1617 tombak1662 tom-tom1693 goombay1790 rommelpot1790 rommelpot?1798 water drum1824 pahu1829 tabl1831 tambourin1832 dholuck1837 nagara1839 tree-drum1850 ngoma1860 talking drum1897 pot drum1907 friction drum1909 trap-drum1924 ghoema1934 tamboo1942 tassa1948 steel drum1952 conga drum1955 roto-tom1968 conga1969 Isukuti1972 steel pan1973 syndrum1979 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 87 But the Ngoma Ku, or the great drum, collects the inhabitants of all the neighbouring settlements in an armed gathering.] 1860 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. I. 185 After struggling through a forest of canes, we heard a ngoma, or large drum. 1927 ‘A. A. Horn’ & E. Lewis Trader Horn x. 102 The musicians were about the best I had heard, their wild music sounding well on the open river and the Ngomas or native drums. 1934 P. R. Kirby Mus. Instruments Native Races (1965) 34 A drum..found only among the Venda of the Northern Transvaal and their immediate neighbours..is the ngoma, a single-headed drum with a hemispherical resonator carved out of solid wood. 1978 tr. J.-L. Paudrat Dance, Art, & Ritual Afr. 194 The royal drums, the ngomas, were symbols of his mystical power. 2002 Intelligencer Jrnl. (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 11 Feb. b1 Sunday's show..introduces the audience to the sounds of the Ngoma drums, similar in shape to Caribbean Conga drums. 2. East African. A dance to the music of a drum; a social gathering where dancing takes place; a night of dancing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] treschec1290 hoppingc1330 dancec1385 ball?1605 ballet1657 dancing-match1740 dancing-assembly1765 fandango1766 dancing-party1852 German1853 rag1899 ngoma1905 rat race1937 1905 Afr. Standard 5 Aug. 7/2 When is an Ngoma not an Ngoma? When it is held in MacDonald Terrace without an Ngoma permit. 1926 Glasgow Herald 27 Jan. 10 They..console them for the temporary absence of their dancing partners at ngomas. 1960 Spectator 29 July 179 They would keep it up far into the night, drinking and drumming; a jolly social party not like the ngomas I used to see which always had a hint of magic and, it seemed, of menace. 1971 Standard (Dar es Salaam) 7 Apr. 1/8 There will be dances in all dancing halls,..competitions in ngomas and singing, [etc.]. 1999 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide I. iii. 691/1 In Mombasa..the Old Town seems to be exclusively populated by women and girls..rushing to a wedding ngoma or the taarab which crowns a wedding on its last day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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