Borneann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːnɪən/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrniən/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– Bornean, 1700s Bornaean, 1800s Borneon.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Borneo , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Borneo, the name of a large island in the Malay Archipelago (see Borneo n.) + -an suffix.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Borneo.

ΚΠ

1625 tr. O. Noort Voy. Round Globe in S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ii. v. 77 In the darke night foure Borneans came to the Ship, with purpose to cut the Cable.

1839 J. Brooke Jrnl. 19 Sept. in H. Keppel Exped. Borneo (1846) I. iv. 78 Let me speak it to the honour of the Borneons, that they neither cock-fight nor smoke opium.

1863 Boys' Own Mag. 2 396 Such a course is quite impracticable with a Bornean.

2010 Health & Hist. 12 66 After rumours of a first case of smallpox on Borneo spread, many Borneans were desperate to get vaccinated.

B. adj.

Of, belonging, or relating to Borneo.

ΚΠ

1716 A. Hill Fatal Vision iii. 28 Remote from China's Coast, there lies an Isle, Whose Shores are wash'd, by the Bornæan Seas.

1812 J. Hunt in H. Keppel Exped. Borneo (1846) II. App. p. xxxi The fruit-bearing trees which enrich and adorn the Indian continent offer, on the Bornean shore, all their kindred varieties.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xv. 222 A baby-ape in Borneon forests.

1863 Boys' Own Mag. 2 511 And here I may say was an end of my Bornean adventures.

1900 Agric. Bull. Malay Penins. May 247 All the real Bornean rubber is derived from Willughbeia or Leuconotis.

2007 Daily Tel. 23 Nov. 19/5 The apes once existed across south-east Asia, but there are now thought to be only around 7,000 Sumatran and 45,000 Bornean orangutans in the wild.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bornean
释义	Borneann.adj. Brit. /ˈbɔːnɪən/, U.S. /ˈbɔrniən/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– Bornean, 1700s Bornaean, 1800s Borneon. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Borneo , -an suffix. Etymology: < Borneo, the name of a large island in the Malay Archipelago (see Borneo n.) + -an suffix. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Borneo. ΚΠ 1625 tr. O. Noort Voy. Round Globe in S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. ii. v. 77 In the darke night foure Borneans came to the Ship, with purpose to cut the Cable. 1839 J. Brooke Jrnl. 19 Sept. in H. Keppel Exped. Borneo (1846) I. iv. 78 Let me speak it to the honour of the Borneons, that they neither cock-fight nor smoke opium. 1863 Boys' Own Mag. 2 396 Such a course is quite impracticable with a Bornean. 2010 Health & Hist. 12 66 After rumours of a first case of smallpox on Borneo spread, many Borneans were desperate to get vaccinated. B. adj. Of, belonging, or relating to Borneo. ΚΠ 1716 A. Hill Fatal Vision iii. 28 Remote from China's Coast, there lies an Isle, Whose Shores are wash'd, by the Bornæan Seas. 1812 J. Hunt in H. Keppel Exped. Borneo (1846) II. App. p. xxxi The fruit-bearing trees which enrich and adorn the Indian continent offer, on the Bornean shore, all their kindred varieties. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xv. 222 A baby-ape in Borneon forests. 1863 Boys' Own Mag. 2 511 And here I may say was an end of my Bornean adventures. 1900 Agric. Bull. Malay Penins. May 247 All the real Bornean rubber is derived from Willughbeia or Leuconotis. 2007 Daily Tel. 23 Nov. 19/5 The apes once existed across south-east Asia, but there are now thought to be only around 7,000 Sumatran and 45,000 Bornean orangutans in the wild. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1625
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