Pegun.adj.

Brit.

/pɛˈɡuː/,

/ˈpiːɡjuː/, U.S.

/pəˈɡu/

Forms: 1500s Pegues (plural), 1700s Pegus (plural), 1700s– Pegu.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pegu.

Etymology: < Pegu (since 1989 Bago), the name of a city (the ancient capital of the Mon kingdom) and district in southern Burma (Myanmar). Compare Spanish Pegu (1569 as a place name).Compare Dutch Pegus (plural, 1596 in the source translated in quot. 1598 at Peguan n. 1).

†A. n.

A native or inhabitant of the city or district of Pegu in southern Burma (Myanmar); = Peguan n. 1. Cf. Mon n.¹ 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Burma or Thailand > [noun] > parts of

Pegu1577

Peguan1598

Peguerc1615

Arakanese1820

1577 R. Willes Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1599) II. ii. 78 Her haire tied vp after the Pegues fashion.

1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 262 The Pegues if they haue a sute in the law which is so doubtfull that they cannot well determine it, put two long canes into the water..and there sit men to iudge, and they both do diue vnder the water.

1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 261 There is a Varelle or Pagode, which is the pilgrimage of the Pegues.

1745 New Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. I. 267 They found sixteen or eighteen Sail of divers Nations..; Guzerats, Pegus, and Patans.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the city or district of Pegu, its inhabitants, or their culture; = Peguan adj. Cf. Mon adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Burma or Thailand > [adjective] > parts of

Peguan1613

Arakanese1820

Pegu1828

Magh1897

1828 J. Crawfurd Jrnl. Embassy to Siam & Cochin China xv. 448 Of the Mon, or Pegu, race, although the Siamese be in possession of no part of their territory, there are a considerable number in Siam.

1832 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1800–14 1 205 Some comparative experiments were then made, by means of nitric acid, on glass, sumach, Pegu cutch, Kascutti, common cutch, and oak-bark.

1910 L. Milne Shans at Home i. 26 A vassal of the Pegu King.

1955 E. Mannin Land of Crested Lion xv. 190 The gift of a wealthy Pegu donor.

1991 New Scientist 27 Apr. 26/1 People in Myanmar store water intended for washing or cooking in ‘pegu jars’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pegu
释义	Pegun.adj. Brit. /pɛˈɡuː/, /ˈpiːɡjuː/, U.S. /pəˈɡu/ Forms: 1500s Pegues (plural), 1700s Pegus (plural), 1700s– Pegu. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pegu. Etymology: < Pegu (since 1989 Bago), the name of a city (the ancient capital of the Mon kingdom) and district in southern Burma (Myanmar). Compare Spanish Pegu (1569 as a place name).Compare Dutch Pegus (plural, 1596 in the source translated in quot. 1598 at Peguan n. 1). †A. n. A native or inhabitant of the city or district of Pegu in southern Burma (Myanmar); = Peguan n. 1. Cf. Mon n.¹ 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Burma or Thailand > [noun] > parts of Pegu1577 Peguan1598 Peguerc1615 Arakanese1820 1577 R. Willes Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1599) II. ii. 78 Her haire tied vp after the Pegues fashion. 1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 262 The Pegues if they haue a sute in the law which is so doubtfull that they cannot well determine it, put two long canes into the water..and there sit men to iudge, and they both do diue vnder the water. 1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 261 There is a Varelle or Pagode, which is the pilgrimage of the Pegues. 1745 New Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. I. 267 They found sixteen or eighteen Sail of divers Nations..; Guzerats, Pegus, and Patans. B. adj. Of or relating to the city or district of Pegu, its inhabitants, or their culture; = Peguan adj. Cf. Mon adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Burma or Thailand > [adjective] > parts of Peguan1613 Arakanese1820 Pegu1828 Magh1897 1828 J. Crawfurd Jrnl. Embassy to Siam & Cochin China xv. 448 Of the Mon, or Pegu, race, although the Siamese be in possession of no part of their territory, there are a considerable number in Siam. 1832 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1800–14 1 205 Some comparative experiments were then made, by means of nitric acid, on glass, sumach, Pegu cutch, Kascutti, common cutch, and oak-bark. 1910 L. Milne Shans at Home i. 26 A vassal of the Pegu King. 1955 E. Mannin Land of Crested Lion xv. 190 The gift of a wealthy Pegu donor. 1991 New Scientist 27 Apr. 26/1 People in Myanmar store water intended for washing or cooking in ‘pegu jars’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1577
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