piet-my-vroun.

Brit.

/ˈpiːtmeɪfrəʊ/,

/ˈpɪtmeɪfrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpitˌmeɪˌfroʊ/,

/ˈpɪtˌmeɪˌfroʊ/, South African English

/ˈpiːtmeɪfrəʊ/

Forms: 1800s piet mifrau, 1800s– piet-myn-vrouw, 1900s– piet-mein-vrouw, 1900s– piet-mijn-vrouw, 1900s– piet-my-vrou.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch piet-myn-vrouw.

Etymology: < South African Dutch piet-myn-vrouw (Afrikaans piet-my-vrou ), literally ‘Pete my wife’ < Piet Pete (shortened < Pieter Peter n.) + myn my (see mine pron.) + vrouw wife (see vrouw n.), imitative of the bird's call.

South African.

1. The red-chested cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius, whose distinctive descending three-note call is regarded as a harbinger of spring in South Africa, and which is a brood parasite of thrushes, robins, and chats.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Cuculus

piet-my-vrou1835

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Cossypha (robin-chat)

piet-my-vrou1835

Cape robin1867

Natal robin1901

robin-chat1923

1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. II. xviii. 367 The cock flew after him, repeating several times Pit me frow; it must be observed, it is the usual cry of this bird.

?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 356 The male, uttering his call, seemed to pronounce distinctly these words, piet, myn vrow, meaning in Dutch, which the Hottentot understood very well, ‘Peter, my wife.’]

1835 A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. I. v. 189 The ‘Piet myn vrouw’, a bird of which the Hottentots relate many amusing stories.

1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 130 Piet-myn-Vrouw of the Colonists... This bird.., from its singular cry, has acquired the name by which it is known to the colonists.

1949 Cape Argus 5 Nov. (Mag.) 7/6 The piet-my-vrou and turtle doves make the afternoon drowsy with their calls.

1991 T. Baron in Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 5 May 27/5 A passable imitation of the red-breasted cuckoo or piet-my-vrou.

2. The chorister robin-chat, Cossypha dichroa, which sometimes imitates the call of the red-chested cuckoo. rare.

ΚΠ

1923 F. W. Fitzsimons Nat. Hist. S. Afr.: Birds II. 31 (caption) Noisy Robin Chat, or Piet-myn-vrouw (Cossypha bicolor). An active and efficient policeman of the forests and dense scrub.

1937 M. Alston Wanderings Bird-lover in Afr. viii. 50 The Dutch call him the piet-myn-vrouw because of his imitating the red-chested cuckoo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piet-my-vrou
释义	piet-my-vroun. Brit. /ˈpiːtmeɪfrəʊ/, /ˈpɪtmeɪfrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpitˌmeɪˌfroʊ/, /ˈpɪtˌmeɪˌfroʊ/, South African English /ˈpiːtmeɪfrəʊ/ Forms: 1800s piet mifrau, 1800s– piet-myn-vrouw, 1900s– piet-mein-vrouw, 1900s– piet-mijn-vrouw, 1900s– piet-my-vrou. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch piet-myn-vrouw. Etymology: < South African Dutch piet-myn-vrouw (Afrikaans piet-my-vrou ), literally ‘Pete my wife’ < Piet Pete (shortened < Pieter Peter n.) + myn my (see mine pron.) + vrouw wife (see vrouw n.), imitative of the bird's call. South African. 1. The red-chested cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius, whose distinctive descending three-note call is regarded as a harbinger of spring in South Africa, and which is a brood parasite of thrushes, robins, and chats. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Cuculus piet-my-vrou1835 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Cossypha (robin-chat) piet-my-vrou1835 Cape robin1867 Natal robin1901 robin-chat1923 1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. II. xviii. 367 The cock flew after him, repeating several times Pit me frow; it must be observed, it is the usual cry of this bird. ?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 356 The male, uttering his call, seemed to pronounce distinctly these words, piet, myn vrow, meaning in Dutch, which the Hottentot understood very well, ‘Peter, my wife.’] 1835 A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. I. v. 189 The ‘Piet myn vrouw’, a bird of which the Hottentots relate many amusing stories. 1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 130 Piet-myn-Vrouw of the Colonists... This bird.., from its singular cry, has acquired the name by which it is known to the colonists. 1949 Cape Argus 5 Nov. (Mag.) 7/6 The piet-my-vrou and turtle doves make the afternoon drowsy with their calls. 1991 T. Baron in Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 5 May 27/5 A passable imitation of the red-breasted cuckoo or piet-my-vrou. 2. The chorister robin-chat, Cossypha dichroa, which sometimes imitates the call of the red-chested cuckoo. rare. ΚΠ 1923 F. W. Fitzsimons Nat. Hist. S. Afr.: Birds II. 31 (caption) Noisy Robin Chat, or Piet-myn-vrouw (Cossypha bicolor). An active and efficient policeman of the forests and dense scrub. 1937 M. Alston Wanderings Bird-lover in Afr. viii. 50 The Dutch call him the piet-myn-vrouw because of his imitating the red-chested cuckoo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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