| 释义 |
Palaung, n. and a.|pəˈlaʊŋ|
Also 9 Paloung, Poloung.
[Native name.]
A. n.
a. A people of the Shan States of Burma; a member of any of the various tribes constituting this people.
b. The Mon-Khmer language of this people.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people or their language. Hence Paˈlaungic a.
1860F. Mason Burmah iii. 69 The Paloungs..are a Shan tribe found north and east of Bamoo. 1885A. R. Colquhoun Amongst Shans v. 72 The Paloungs, or Poloungs, are darker and smaller than the Shans. Ibid. 75 The slopes of the hills to the west of Thai-nee are cultivated by the Paloungs. 1923H. T. White Burma xiii. 136 Palaungs, timid, peaceable folk, to the number of 144,000, are found principally in the Northern Shan States. Ibid. 140 The Austro-Asiatic family is represented by Môn-Hkmer [sic] languages, of which the most noticeable are Talaing..and Palaung. 1934‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days xi. 165 The Palaungs..admire long necks in women. 1942J. L. Christian Mod. Burma ii. 15 The Wa and Palaung tribal groups of the Shan hills belong to the Mon Khmer family. 1948A. Kroeber Anthropol. (rev. ed.) x. 424 Asia is particularly rich in tribal societies with ‘internally marginal’ cultures. Examples are:..Palaung, [etc.]. 1957Encycl. Brit. XVII. 114/2 The Palaung is darker than the Shan in complexion. 1971N. Bixler Burma vi. 133 The Palaung, who live less than 3,000 feet above sea level and cannot grow opium, have within this century begun to specialize quite successfully in raising tea. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 688/2 Palaungic languages, branch of the Austroasiatic language family, including..Palaung, [etc.]. 1978Language LIV. 206 The Mon-Khmer languages Palaung, Riang⁓Lang, and Praok. |