rooibekkien.

Brit.

/ˈrɔɪbɛki/, U.S.

/ˈrɔɪˌbɛki/, South African English

/ˈrɔɪbeki/

Forms:

α. 1700s roodbeckje, 1800s– roodebekje, 1900s roodebekkie.

β. 1800s– rooibekkie, 1900s– rooibeckie, 1900s– rooibekje.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch roodebekje, rooibekkie; Afrikaans rooibekkie.

Etymology: < South African Dutch roodebekje, roodbeckje, (in late sources) rooibekkie (1685; Afrikaans rooibekkie ) < Dutch roode (see rooibok n. and discussion at that entry) + bekje little beak (1636; < bek beak n.¹ + -je , suffix forming diminutives). In β. forms directly < Afrikaans rooibekkie. Compare later rooibek n.The passage translated in quot. 1793 shows the South African Dutch word in a Swedish context.

South African.

Either of two finch-like songbirds with red bills, the common or St Helena waxbill, Estrilda astrild (family Estrildidae), and (more fully king rooibekkie) the pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura (family Ploceidae).Cf. red-beak n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(ii), rooibek n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > genus Estrilda

rooibekkie1793

swee1908

king of six1913

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Viduinae (whydah) > types of

painted finch1731

rooibek1867

king rooibekkie1868

shaft-tailed whydah1881

king of six1913

1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 312 The Loxia Astrild, on account of its red beak, was called Rood-beckje [Sw. Roodbeckje], or Red-beak, and was found in great numbers in the farmers gardens.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xii. 266 The Roode-bekje (Red beak), a small finch,..is a very common bird.

1861 L. Duff-Gordon Let. 10 Dec. in Lett. from Cape (1921) 60 I will try to bring home some cages of birds—Cape canaries and ‘roode bekjes’ (red bills), darling little things.

1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. i. 17 We shot and skinned some birds, among which was a long-tailed finch (king rooi bekkie).

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 260 King of six, a King Williamstown name for the Rooibekje.

1936 E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 32 Pin-tailed Widow-bird, King Rooibekkie,..is also parasitic; the eggs are laid in nests of the common Rooibekkie.

1975 G. J. Broekhuysen in Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. XI. 371 Among common species in Southern Africa are the swee waxbill..and the common waxbill or rooi-bekkie.

1994 I. Sinclair Field Guide Birds Southern Afr. (ed. 3) 320 Common Waxbill... Afrikaans. Rooibeksysie (Rooibekkie).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rooibekkie
释义	rooibekkien. Brit. /ˈrɔɪbɛki/, U.S. /ˈrɔɪˌbɛki/, South African English /ˈrɔɪbeki/ Forms: α. 1700s roodbeckje, 1800s– roodebekje, 1900s roodebekkie. β. 1800s– rooibekkie, 1900s– rooibeckie, 1900s– rooibekje. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch roodebekje, rooibekkie; Afrikaans rooibekkie. Etymology: < South African Dutch roodebekje, roodbeckje, (in late sources) rooibekkie (1685; Afrikaans rooibekkie ) < Dutch roode (see rooibok n. and discussion at that entry) + bekje little beak (1636; < bek beak n.¹ + -je , suffix forming diminutives). In β. forms directly < Afrikaans rooibekkie. Compare later rooibek n.The passage translated in quot. 1793 shows the South African Dutch word in a Swedish context. South African. Either of two finch-like songbirds with red bills, the common or St Helena waxbill, Estrilda astrild (family Estrildidae), and (more fully king rooibekkie) the pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura (family Ploceidae).Cf. red-beak n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(ii), rooibek n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > genus Estrilda rooibekkie1793 swee1908 king of six1913 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Viduinae (whydah) > types of painted finch1731 rooibek1867 king rooibekkie1868 shaft-tailed whydah1881 king of six1913 1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 312 The Loxia Astrild, on account of its red beak, was called Rood-beckje [Sw. Roodbeckje], or Red-beak, and was found in great numbers in the farmers gardens. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xii. 266 The Roode-bekje (Red beak), a small finch,..is a very common bird. 1861 L. Duff-Gordon Let. 10 Dec. in Lett. from Cape (1921) 60 I will try to bring home some cages of birds—Cape canaries and ‘roode bekjes’ (red bills), darling little things. 1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. i. 17 We shot and skinned some birds, among which was a long-tailed finch (king rooi bekkie). 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 260 King of six, a King Williamstown name for the Rooibekje. 1936 E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 32 Pin-tailed Widow-bird, King Rooibekkie,..is also parasitic; the eggs are laid in nests of the common Rooibekkie. 1975 G. J. Broekhuysen in Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. XI. 371 Among common species in Southern Africa are the swee waxbill..and the common waxbill or rooi-bekkie. 1994 I. Sinclair Field Guide Birds Southern Afr. (ed. 3) 320 Common Waxbill... Afrikaans. Rooibeksysie (Rooibekkie). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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