单词 | falasha |
释义 | Falasha[ fah-lah-shuh, fuh- ] / fɑˈlɑ ʃə, fə- / noun, plural Fa·la·shas, (especially collectively) Fa·la·sha.Disparaging and Offensive. Beta Israel. Origin of FalashaFirst recorded in 1710–15; from Amharic fälasha “immigrant, exile, stranger,” from fälash, active participle of fälläsä “to migrate” usage note for FalashaThe derogatory name Falasha refers to a community of Ethiopian Jews or to a member of this community, most of whom now live in Israel. The Amharic word falasha means "outsider, exile," and this name was given to the Ethiopian Jews by other Ethiopians. The community refers to itself as Beta Israel. Words nearby Falashafakir, fa-la, falafel, Falange, Falangist, Falasha, falbala, falcate, falchion, falcial, falciform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Falasha
British Dictionary definitions for FalashaFalasha / (fəˈlæʃə) / noun plural -sha or -shasa member of a tribe of Black Ethiopian Jews Word Origin for Falashafrom Amharic, from fälasi stranger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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