alcheringan.

Brit.

/ˌaltʃəˈrɪŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə/

Forms: 1800s– alcheringa, 1900s– alcherringa, 1900s– alchuringa, 1900s– altjeringa, 1900s– altjerringa. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Aranda. Etymon: Aranda altjerreŋe.

Etymology: < Aranda (Northern Territory) altjerreŋe in the dreamtime < altjerre dream (see alchera n.) + ŋe from, of. Compare earlier alchera n. and also dreamtime n. 2.

In the mythology of some Australian Aboriginal peoples: = dreamtime n. 2. Cf. alchera n. 2.

ΚΠ

1896 W. B. Spencer Through Larapinta Land iii. 50 They say that in what they call the Alchèringa (or as Mr. Gillen appropriately renders it the ‘dream times’), a certain noted warrior journeyed to the east.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 27 July 4/2 The general belief in reincarnation and the reverence shown to their mythical Alchéringa ancestors reveal a spiritual aspect of their faith.

1939 S. Dell tr. C. G. Jung Integr. Personality (1941) iii. 92 The palæolithic Australians..identify themselves..with their ancestors of the so-called alcheringa period.

1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait 188 It happened a long, long time ago in the days of the Alchuringa, when the world was young.

2008 Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. 91 The area had been a labyrinth of criss-crossing dreamtime (alcheringa) tracks for centuries connecting the Tjarutja people to their stories and ancestors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alcheringa
释义	alcheringan. Brit. /ˌaltʃəˈrɪŋɡə/, U.S. /ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə/ Forms: 1800s– alcheringa, 1900s– alcherringa, 1900s– alchuringa, 1900s– altjeringa, 1900s– altjerringa. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Aranda. Etymon: Aranda altjerreŋe. Etymology: < Aranda (Northern Territory) altjerreŋe in the dreamtime < altjerre dream (see alchera n.) + ŋe from, of. Compare earlier alchera n. and also dreamtime n. 2. In the mythology of some Australian Aboriginal peoples: = dreamtime n. 2. Cf. alchera n. 2. ΚΠ 1896 W. B. Spencer Through Larapinta Land iii. 50 They say that in what they call the Alchèringa (or as Mr. Gillen appropriately renders it the ‘dream times’), a certain noted warrior journeyed to the east. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 27 July 4/2 The general belief in reincarnation and the reverence shown to their mythical Alchéringa ancestors reveal a spiritual aspect of their faith. 1939 S. Dell tr. C. G. Jung Integr. Personality (1941) iii. 92 The palæolithic Australians..identify themselves..with their ancestors of the so-called alcheringa period. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait 188 It happened a long, long time ago in the days of the Alchuringa, when the world was young. 2008 Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. 91 The area had been a labyrinth of criss-crossing dreamtime (alcheringa) tracks for centuries connecting the Tjarutja people to their stories and ancestors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1896
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