单词 | peranakan |
释义 | Peranakann.adj. A. n. In the Indonesian and Malaysian region: a member of a people locally born but of Chinese or mixed Chinese and Malay descent; esp. in Java, a member of a Chinese family long settled and acculturized in the area. Cf. Straits Chinese n. at strait adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. Cf. also Baba n.4 and adj., Nonya n. ΚΠ 1943 B. H. M. Vlekke Nusantara xv. 360 Part of the Chinese, composed of peranakans, (Indonesian born Chinese), declared themselves for constitutional evolution. 1972 Times 24 June 14/1 There were the peranakans who regarded Indonesia as their home and the totoks who looked back to their home provinces in China. 1995 M. Lewis Singapore: Rough Guide 59/1 Peranakans ate with their hands at home. B. adj. Of or relating to the Peranakans. ΚΠ 1946 Far Eastern Q. 5 168 It is from the Dutch-speaking Peranakan elite that many of the Chinese sympathizers with Indonesian nationalism stem. 1989 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Aug. The Peranakan Corner on Orchard Road offers..a photo studio where people can dress up and be photographed in Peranakan costumes. 2002 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 Oct. 6 It was a really seminal play because it put a Peranakan matriarch on stage. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1943 |
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