piculn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪkʌl/, U.S.

/ˈpɪk(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s pyco, 1500s–1600s pico, 1600s peecull, 1600s picull, 1600s–1800s pecul, 1600s–1800s picol, 1600s– picul, 1700s pecool, 1700s pecull, 1700s–1800s pekul, 1800s– pikul.

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay pikul.

Etymology: < Malay pikul load as heavy as an ordinary man can lift, 100-catty weight. Compare Javanese pikul a shoulder-load, as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole, 100-catty weight (mid 9th cent.).With forms without final -l compare Dutch pico (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598), Portuguese pico (1554), Spanish†pico (1585 in the passage translated in quot. 1588).

A unit of weight used in China and South-East Asia equal to 100 catties (approx. 133 lb, 60.4 kg).

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1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 367 One pyco of rice.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxv. 44/1 Euery Pico is 66⅔ Caetes.

1605–9 J. Saris in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 56 Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. 369 The Peecull, which is one hundred Cattees, making one hundred thirtie pound English subtill.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) ii. 106 A hundred Picols of black Lacque, at ten Thails the Picol [Fr. picol].

1771 J. R. Forster tr. P. Osbeck Voy. China I. 262 A Pekul or Idaam as the Chinese call it.

1820 J. Crawfurd Hist. Indian Archipel. I. iii. i. 273 One hundred katis make a pikul, or 133⅓ lbs. avoirdupois.

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 271/1 If each vessel returns with 100 picols of trepang, her cargo will be worth 5000 dollars.

1888 A. J. Little Through Yang-tse Gorges 279 The coal is sold for 130 cash..per picul of 133 pounds.

1900 W. W. Skeat Malay Magic v. 209 Gharu varies in price between 200 and 50 dollars a pikul according to the variety.

1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 116 The village is surrounded by golden rice-fields, producing about three hundred piculs a year.

1972 Straits Times 23 Nov. 11/5 Encik Ahmad said 2,000 pikuls of ore had been mined.

2000 Businessworld (Nexis) 2 Oct. 7 A tax collected from every picul of sugar produced in the country.

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

单词	picul
释义	piculn. Brit. /ˈpɪkʌl/, U.S. /ˈpɪk(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s pyco, 1500s–1600s pico, 1600s peecull, 1600s picull, 1600s–1800s pecul, 1600s–1800s picol, 1600s– picul, 1700s pecool, 1700s pecull, 1700s–1800s pekul, 1800s– pikul. Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay pikul. Etymology: < Malay pikul load as heavy as an ordinary man can lift, 100-catty weight. Compare Javanese pikul a shoulder-load, as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole, 100-catty weight (mid 9th cent.).With forms without final -l compare Dutch pico (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598), Portuguese pico (1554), Spanish†pico (1585 in the passage translated in quot. 1588). A unit of weight used in China and South-East Asia equal to 100 catties (approx. 133 lb, 60.4 kg). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in China and the Far East batman1583 picul1588 catty1598 tael1598 kati1727 candareen1745 liang1827 tan1911 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 367 One pyco of rice. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxv. 44/1 Euery Pico is 66⅔ Caetes. 1605–9 J. Saris in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 56 Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. 369 The Peecull, which is one hundred Cattees, making one hundred thirtie pound English subtill. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors (1669) ii. 106 A hundred Picols of black Lacque, at ten Thails the Picol [Fr. picol]. 1771 J. R. Forster tr. P. Osbeck Voy. China I. 262 A Pekul or Idaam as the Chinese call it. 1820 J. Crawfurd Hist. Indian Archipel. I. iii. i. 273 One hundred katis make a pikul, or 133⅓ lbs. avoirdupois. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 271/1 If each vessel returns with 100 picols of trepang, her cargo will be worth 5000 dollars. 1888 A. J. Little Through Yang-tse Gorges 279 The coal is sold for 130 cash..per picul of 133 pounds. 1900 W. W. Skeat Malay Magic v. 209 Gharu varies in price between 200 and 50 dollars a pikul according to the variety. 1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 116 The village is surrounded by golden rice-fields, producing about three hundred piculs a year. 1972 Straits Times 23 Nov. 11/5 Encik Ahmad said 2,000 pikuls of ore had been mined. 2000 Businessworld (Nexis) 2 Oct. 7 A tax collected from every picul of sugar produced in the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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