Pakadj.n.

Brit.

/pak/,

/pɑːk/, U.S.

/pæk/,

/pɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Pakistani adj. and n.

Etymology: Shortened < Pakistani adj. and n.The form is attested earlier in connection with the proposals for a separate state of Pakistan articulated by C. Rahmat Ali (1933), derived (either by contraction or by analogy with existing ethnonyms forming other names in -istan ) from the newly coined name Pakistan . Compare Pakistani adj. and n. 1935 C. Rahmat Ali (title) Pakistan, the fatherland of the Pak nation. In South Asia Pak is used, especially in newspaper headings, as a shortened form of ‘Pakistan’, e.g.:1954 G. S. Rao Indian Words in Eng. 134/1 Pak, contraction of Pakistan.1957 Times of India 3 June (heading) Retaliation bid by Pak.1964 in Guide Indian Periodical Lit. (1968) I. 298/1 (heading) Indo-Pak Home Ministers' conference: Nanda falls for Pak's red herring.1998 Asian Age 18 June (heading) Dam project in southern Pak leads to strikes.

A. adj. (attributive).

Chiefly South Asian. Of or relating to Pakistan or its inhabitants; = Pakistani adj.Used esp. in newspaper headings.In British use, occasionally derogatory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Pakistan > [adjective]

Pakistani1935

Pak1949

Paki1972

1949 Times of India 24 Dec. 13/1 (headline) Pak envoy in Moscow.

1958 P. N. Sharma Inside Pak Occupied Kashmir viii. 57 Major Mahmud was a Pathan, belonging to the Regular Pak Army.

1967 Guardian 24 Aug. 6/6 The official Pakistan news service reported yesterday that ‘indecent miscreants’ are smuggling Pak grain into India.

1974 New Society 13 June 627/3 The chauvinists' scenario runs on about filthy foreigners and Pak shopkeepers (they do stay open later).

1990 Times of India 17 May 11 (heading) Pak meddling won't be tolerated.

1992 Financial Sunday Express (New Delhi) 13 Sept. 8/2 India launched ‘Operation Meghdoot’ to push the Pak troops down the Siachen glacier.

B. n.

Chiefly British colloquial (frequently derogatory and offensive). = Pakistani n. Chiefly in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Pakistan > [noun]

Pakistani1941

Paki1964

Pak1965

1965 P. Robinson Pakistani Agent v. 74 It was obvious the Paks were up to some new game.

1971 M. Kelly 25th Hour iii. 214 I don't see all this secrecy and drama. Smuggling us out like a load of Paks.

1998 Washington Times 22 May 19 Mr. Chauhan cited two reasons the word [sc. Pak] is considered a slur. ‘Ever since the 1950s, there has been a slogan written along the Thames embankment..saying, “Keep The Paks Out, Keep The Pox Out,” implying that Pakistanis brought the smallpox to England.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pak
释义	Pakadj.n. Brit. /pak/, /pɑːk/, U.S. /pæk/, /pɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Pakistani adj. and n. Etymology: Shortened < Pakistani adj. and n.The form is attested earlier in connection with the proposals for a separate state of Pakistan articulated by C. Rahmat Ali (1933), derived (either by contraction or by analogy with existing ethnonyms forming other names in -istan ) from the newly coined name Pakistan . Compare Pakistani adj. and n. 1935 C. Rahmat Ali (title) Pakistan, the fatherland of the Pak nation. In South Asia Pak is used, especially in newspaper headings, as a shortened form of ‘Pakistan’, e.g.:1954 G. S. Rao Indian Words in Eng. 134/1 Pak, contraction of Pakistan.1957 Times of India 3 June (heading) Retaliation bid by Pak.1964 in Guide Indian Periodical Lit. (1968) I. 298/1 (heading) Indo-Pak Home Ministers' conference: Nanda falls for Pak's red herring.1998 Asian Age 18 June (heading) Dam project in southern Pak leads to strikes. A. adj. (attributive). Chiefly South Asian. Of or relating to Pakistan or its inhabitants; = Pakistani adj.Used esp. in newspaper headings.In British use, occasionally derogatory. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Pakistan > [adjective] Pakistani1935 Pak1949 Paki1972 1949 Times of India 24 Dec. 13/1 (headline) Pak envoy in Moscow. 1958 P. N. Sharma Inside Pak Occupied Kashmir viii. 57 Major Mahmud was a Pathan, belonging to the Regular Pak Army. 1967 Guardian 24 Aug. 6/6 The official Pakistan news service reported yesterday that ‘indecent miscreants’ are smuggling Pak grain into India. 1974 New Society 13 June 627/3 The chauvinists' scenario runs on about filthy foreigners and Pak shopkeepers (they do stay open later). 1990 Times of India 17 May 11 (heading) Pak meddling won't be tolerated. 1992 Financial Sunday Express (New Delhi) 13 Sept. 8/2 India launched ‘Operation Meghdoot’ to push the Pak troops down the Siachen glacier. B. n. Chiefly British colloquial (frequently derogatory and offensive). = Pakistani n. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Pakistan > [noun] Pakistani1941 Paki1964 Pak1965 1965 P. Robinson Pakistani Agent v. 74 It was obvious the Paks were up to some new game. 1971 M. Kelly 25th Hour iii. 214 I don't see all this secrecy and drama. Smuggling us out like a load of Paks. 1998 Washington Times 22 May 19 Mr. Chauhan cited two reasons the word [sc. Pak] is considered a slur. ‘Ever since the 1950s, there has been a slogan written along the Thames embankment..saying, “Keep The Paks Out, Keep The Pox Out,” implying that Pakistanis brought the smallpox to England.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1949
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