timiten.

Brit.

/tɪˈmiːt/, U.S.

/təˈmit/, Caribbean English

/tɪˈmiːt/

Forms:

α. 1800s timmeet, 1800s– timit, 1800s– timite.

β. 1800s temiché, 1800s– temiche, 1800s– timichi (rare), 1800s– timiti, 1800s– timití, 1900s– timiche (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Lokono Arawak. Etymon: Lokono Arawak timiti.

Etymology: < Lokono Arawak timiti and its cognates in related languages. Compare earlier troolie n. and bussu n.The variation in form in English reflects phonological variation between different languages of the Arawak family.

Caribbean.

The bussu palm, Manicaria saccifera. Cf. troolie n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective]

palmy1569

palmful1615

palmiferous1656

palmeous1657

rotan1697

palmaceous1731

troolie1825

piassava1841

timite1858

murumuru1927

sacsac1947

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > bussu palm

satchel-palm1658

bussu1850

timite1858

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials

satchel-palm1658

rattan1681

palmetto thatch1756

thatch-tree1756

rotan1771

cabbage palm tree1773

cabbage tree1796

tucum1810

gomuti1811

hat palm1812

gebang1817

tucuma1824

nikau1827

piassava1841

cabbage palm1847

bussu1850

jupati1856

timite1858

Raphia1866

thatch1866

thatch-palm1866

toquilla1877

raffia palm1897

1858 H. Cruger Outl. Flora Trinidad 5 The timit (Manicaria) grows in light sandy soils.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. xi. 127 Rows of posts, probably of palm-stems thatched over..with the leaves of the Timit palm.

1926 Econ. Geogr. 2 121/1 The rapidity with which metal rusts has caused the abandonment..of the corrugated iron roofs..and the use..of cedar shingles or of thatch from the Timit palm.

1980 Trinidad Naturalist 3 15 A characteristic feature is the abundance of palms of which the most common are..Timite (Manicaria saccifera) on sandy soil.

2006 R. B. Hernandez & M. C. Forte in M. C. Forte Indigenous Resurgence Contemp. Caribbean vi. 121 The construction of Amerindian dwellings..is also a specialized practice.., requiring knowledge of which palms are to be used for thatching roofs, such as carat, timite or other palms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timite
释义	timiten. Brit. /tɪˈmiːt/, U.S. /təˈmit/, Caribbean English /tɪˈmiːt/ Forms: α. 1800s timmeet, 1800s– timit, 1800s– timite. β. 1800s temiché, 1800s– temiche, 1800s– timichi (rare), 1800s– timiti, 1800s– timití, 1900s– timiche (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Lokono Arawak. Etymon: Lokono Arawak timiti. Etymology: < Lokono Arawak timiti and its cognates in related languages. Compare earlier troolie n. and bussu n.The variation in form in English reflects phonological variation between different languages of the Arawak family. Caribbean. The bussu palm, Manicaria saccifera. Cf. troolie n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective] palmy1569 palmful1615 palmiferous1656 palmeous1657 rotan1697 palmaceous1731 troolie1825 piassava1841 timite1858 murumuru1927 sacsac1947 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > bussu palm satchel-palm1658 bussu1850 timite1858 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials satchel-palm1658 rattan1681 palmetto thatch1756 thatch-tree1756 rotan1771 cabbage palm tree1773 cabbage tree1796 tucum1810 gomuti1811 hat palm1812 gebang1817 tucuma1824 nikau1827 piassava1841 cabbage palm1847 bussu1850 jupati1856 timite1858 Raphia1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 toquilla1877 raffia palm1897 1858 H. Cruger Outl. Flora Trinidad 5 The timit (Manicaria) grows in light sandy soils. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. xi. 127 Rows of posts, probably of palm-stems thatched over..with the leaves of the Timit palm. 1926 Econ. Geogr. 2 121/1 The rapidity with which metal rusts has caused the abandonment..of the corrugated iron roofs..and the use..of cedar shingles or of thatch from the Timit palm. 1980 Trinidad Naturalist 3 15 A characteristic feature is the abundance of palms of which the most common are..Timite (Manicaria saccifera) on sandy soil. 2006 R. B. Hernandez & M. C. Forte in M. C. Forte Indigenous Resurgence Contemp. Caribbean vi. 121 The construction of Amerindian dwellings..is also a specialized practice.., requiring knowledge of which palms are to be used for thatching roofs, such as carat, timite or other palms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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