nyamn.

Brit.

/njam/, U.S.

/njæm/, Caribbean English

/njam/

Forms: 1800s nyamn, 1800s– nyam.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a borrowing from an African language. Etymon: nyam v.

Etymology: Either < nyam v., or independently via Jamaican creole nyam food < an African language, e.g. Wolof ɲam food or Fulfulde ɲama food. Compare Swahili nyama meat, Hausa nama flesh, meat, and similar words in many West African and Bantu languages; compare also Jamaican creole nyaams , nyams yam. Compare earlier yam n.³ at yam v. Derivatives (also yam n.¹, ultimately of the same origin). Compare also yum int., ninyam n., and etymological notes at nuse n. and nyam v.

Caribbean (esp. Jamaican). Now rare.

As a count noun: a (hearty) meal; an item of food. As a mass noun: food. Cf. yam n.³ at yam v. Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > [noun]

meateOE

eatOE

foodOE

fodderOE

dietc1230

gista1290

victual1303

victualsa1375

preya1382

feedinga1398

pasturea1398

viancea1400

viandsc1400

livingc1405

meatingc1425

vitalyc1440

vianda1450

cates1461

vivers1536

viandry1542

viander1543

gut-matter1549

peck1567

belly-cheer1579

appast1580

manchet1583

chat1584

belly-metal1590

repasture1598

cibaries1599

belly-timber1607

belly-cheat1608

peckage1610

victuallage1622

keeping1644

vivresa1650

crib1652

prog1655

grub1659

beef1661

fooding1663

teething1673

eatablea1687

sunket1686

yam1788

chow-chow1795

keep1801

feed1818

grubbing1819

patter1824

ninyam1826

nyam1828

grubbery1831

tack1834

kai1845

mungaree1846

scoff1846

foodstuff1847

chuck1850

muckamuck1852

tuck1857

tucker1858

hash1865

nosh1873

jock1879

cake flour1881

chow1886

nosebag1888

stodge1890

food aid1900

tackle1900

munga1907

scarf1932

grubber1959

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > big or substantial meal

gramaungerec1400

opsonation1623

feast1624

bouffagea1682

feed1808

hakari1823

tuck-out1823

nyam1828

tightener1829

inside lining1851

square1882

stoke-up1955

nosh-up1963

pigout1978

greeze1984

1828 Marly: Life of Planter i. 13 Mosquitoes, hab grandy nyamn on dat new buckra!

1835 R. R. Madden Twelvemonth's Resid. W. Indies I. 188 Him want no nyam, no clothes, no sleep.

1953 Caribbean Q. 3 iii. 176 That was a wicked Jamaican lizard ‘mash up him common-law wife for mout'ful of nyam’.

2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) x. 234 ‘Here,’ I said, slipping her my flask. She had a good glug on the brandy and grinned. ‘C'mon, let's get some nyams.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nyamv.

Brit.

/njam/, U.S.

/njæm/, Caribbean English

/njam/

Inflections: Present participle nyaming; past participle and past tense nyam, nyamed;

Forms: 1700s knaum, 1700s– nyam.

Origin: A borrowing from various Creole languages. Etymons: Jamaican Creole nyam; Krio nyam; Gullah nyam; Sranan nyan.

Etymology: < Jamaican Creole nyam to eat, and similar forms in other Caribbean and African creoles (e.g. Krio nyam, Gullah nyam, Sranan nyan), probably < a West African language (e.g. Wolof ɲam to eat or Fulfulde ɲama to eat), although perhaps simply imitative (compare yum int. and etymological note s.v. nuse n.). Compare earlier yam v. Compare also ninyam n., nyam n.The etymology is discussed at some length in M. Hubner Ghanaian Pidgin Eng. (1999) iv. 102, F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) at cited word., and R. Allsop Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) at cited word.

Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican) and (in later use) in British Afro-Caribbean usage.

transitive. To eat, esp. voraciously or with relish. Cf. yam v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > eat voraciously

forswallowOE

gulch?c1225

afretea1350

moucha1350

glop1362

gloup1362

forglut1393

worrya1400

globbec1400

forsling1481

slonk1481

franch1519

gull1530

to eat up1535

to swallow up1535

engorge1541

gulp1542

ramp1542

slosh1548

raven1557

slop1575

yolp1579

devour1586

to throw oneself on1592

paunch1599

tire1599

glut1600

batten1604

frample1606

gobbet1607

to make a (also one's) meal on (also upon)a1616

to make a (also one's) meal of1622

gorge1631

demolish1639

gourmanda1657

guttle1685

to gawp up1728

nyam1790

gamp1805

slummock1808

annihilate1815

gollop1823

punish1825

engulf1829

hog1836

scoff1846

brosier1850

to pack away1855

wolf1861

locust1868

wallop1892

guts1934

murder1935

woof1943

pelicana1953

pig1979

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > eat heartily

twist1694

nyam1790

to wire into1894

1790 Short Journey in W. Indies I. 72 Massa will come dere for nyam dinna.

1826 C. R. Williams Tour Island Jamaica xvi. 106 When he go to hell he die, and nebba gnash his teeth, and worms can't nyam him.

1848 B. J. Vernon Early Recoll. Jamaica in F. T. Buckland Curiosities Nat. Hist. 171 If nyoung massa nyam ratta one time, no more, him nyam ratta ebery day, hearree!

1862 W. G. Hamley Captain Clutterbuck's Champagne iv. 68 They purchased the congenial [sugar-cane] plant, and nyaming greedily its fibre, were entranced.

1942 L. Bennett Jamaica Dial. Verses 42 Ef Sue noh min nyam har fry fish, [etc.].

1985 O. Senior Summer Lightning & Other Stories i. 102 If is that class of people yu want to mix up wid dog nyam yu supper.

2002 C. Newland Snakeskin iii. 32 Whoever nyam dem left de empty box, nuttin' else!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nyam
释义	nyamn. Brit. /njam/, U.S. /njæm/, Caribbean English /njam/ Forms: 1800s nyamn, 1800s– nyam. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a borrowing from an African language. Etymon: nyam v. Etymology: Either < nyam v., or independently via Jamaican creole nyam food < an African language, e.g. Wolof ɲam food or Fulfulde ɲama food. Compare Swahili nyama meat, Hausa nama flesh, meat, and similar words in many West African and Bantu languages; compare also Jamaican creole nyaams , nyams yam. Compare earlier yam n.³ at yam v. Derivatives (also yam n.¹, ultimately of the same origin). Compare also yum int., ninyam n., and etymological notes at nuse n. and nyam v. Caribbean (esp. Jamaican). Now rare. As a count noun: a (hearty) meal; an item of food. As a mass noun: food. Cf. yam n.³ at yam v. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > [noun] meateOE eatOE foodOE fodderOE dietc1230 gista1290 victual1303 victualsa1375 preya1382 feedinga1398 pasturea1398 viancea1400 viandsc1400 livingc1405 meatingc1425 vitalyc1440 vianda1450 cates1461 vivers1536 viandry1542 viander1543 gut-matter1549 peck1567 belly-cheer1579 appast1580 manchet1583 chat1584 belly-metal1590 repasture1598 cibaries1599 belly-timber1607 belly-cheat1608 peckage1610 victuallage1622 keeping1644 vivresa1650 crib1652 prog1655 grub1659 beef1661 fooding1663 teething1673 eatablea1687 sunket1686 yam1788 chow-chow1795 keep1801 feed1818 grubbing1819 patter1824 ninyam1826 nyam1828 grubbery1831 tack1834 kai1845 mungaree1846 scoff1846 foodstuff1847 chuck1850 muckamuck1852 tuck1857 tucker1858 hash1865 nosh1873 jock1879 cake flour1881 chow1886 nosebag1888 stodge1890 food aid1900 tackle1900 munga1907 scarf1932 grubber1959 the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > big or substantial meal gramaungerec1400 opsonation1623 feast1624 bouffagea1682 feed1808 hakari1823 tuck-out1823 nyam1828 tightener1829 inside lining1851 square1882 stoke-up1955 nosh-up1963 pigout1978 greeze1984 1828 Marly: Life of Planter i. 13 Mosquitoes, hab grandy nyamn on dat new buckra! 1835 R. R. Madden Twelvemonth's Resid. W. Indies I. 188 Him want no nyam, no clothes, no sleep. 1953 Caribbean Q. 3 iii. 176 That was a wicked Jamaican lizard ‘mash up him common-law wife for mout'ful of nyam’. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) x. 234 ‘Here,’ I said, slipping her my flask. She had a good glug on the brandy and grinned. ‘C'mon, let's get some nyams.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nyamv. Brit. /njam/, U.S. /njæm/, Caribbean English /njam/ Inflections: Present participle nyaming; past participle and past tense nyam, nyamed; Forms: 1700s knaum, 1700s– nyam. Origin: A borrowing from various Creole languages. Etymons: Jamaican Creole nyam; Krio nyam; Gullah nyam; Sranan nyan. Etymology: < Jamaican Creole nyam to eat, and similar forms in other Caribbean and African creoles (e.g. Krio nyam, Gullah nyam, Sranan nyan), probably < a West African language (e.g. Wolof ɲam to eat or Fulfulde ɲama to eat), although perhaps simply imitative (compare yum int. and etymological note s.v. nuse n.). Compare earlier yam v. Compare also ninyam n., nyam n.The etymology is discussed at some length in M. Hubner Ghanaian Pidgin Eng. (1999) iv. 102, F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) at cited word., and R. Allsop Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) at cited word. Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican) and (in later use) in British Afro-Caribbean usage. transitive. To eat, esp. voraciously or with relish. Cf. yam v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > eat voraciously forswallowOE gulch?c1225 afretea1350 moucha1350 glop1362 gloup1362 forglut1393 worrya1400 globbec1400 forsling1481 slonk1481 franch1519 gull1530 to eat up1535 to swallow up1535 engorge1541 gulp1542 ramp1542 slosh1548 raven1557 slop1575 yolp1579 devour1586 to throw oneself on1592 paunch1599 tire1599 glut1600 batten1604 frample1606 gobbet1607 to make a (also one's) meal on (also upon)a1616 to make a (also one's) meal of1622 gorge1631 demolish1639 gourmanda1657 guttle1685 to gawp up1728 nyam1790 gamp1805 slummock1808 annihilate1815 gollop1823 punish1825 engulf1829 hog1836 scoff1846 brosier1850 to pack away1855 wolf1861 locust1868 wallop1892 guts1934 murder1935 woof1943 pelicana1953 pig1979 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > eat heartily twist1694 nyam1790 to wire into1894 1790 Short Journey in W. Indies I. 72 Massa will come dere for nyam dinna. 1826 C. R. Williams Tour Island Jamaica xvi. 106 When he go to hell he die, and nebba gnash his teeth, and worms can't nyam him. 1848 B. J. Vernon Early Recoll. Jamaica in F. T. Buckland Curiosities Nat. Hist. 171 If nyoung massa nyam ratta one time, no more, him nyam ratta ebery day, hearree! 1862 W. G. Hamley Captain Clutterbuck's Champagne iv. 68 They purchased the congenial [sugar-cane] plant, and nyaming greedily its fibre, were entranced. 1942 L. Bennett Jamaica Dial. Verses 42 Ef Sue noh min nyam har fry fish, [etc.]. 1985 O. Senior Summer Lightning & Other Stories i. 102 If is that class of people yu want to mix up wid dog nyam yu supper. 2002 C. Newland Snakeskin iii. 32 Whoever nyam dem left de empty box, nuttin' else! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828v.1790
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