| 单词 | brahminy goose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBrahminy goose Brahminy goose n. the ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea; = Brahminy duck n.Now so called chiefly in the context of South Asian art and culture. [After Hindi bāhmanī badakh, literally ‘sacred duck’ (so called with reference to its perceived chastity); the more common name of the bird in Hindi is cakwā.] ΚΠ 1787 C. Wilkins in tr. Hĕĕtōpădēs of Vĕĕshnŏŏ-Sărmā 321 A species of goose commonly called Brahmanee-goose. 1897 A. M. R. Hart Picturesque Burma 206 Weights are quaintly cast in the form of the Brahminy goose. 1982 M. E. Spiro Buddhism & Society (ed. 2) viii. 203 Adjacent to the building is a larger pillar holding a streamer..on top of which rests a image of a Brahminy goose (hin-tha). < as lemmas |
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