Akalin.

Brit.

/əˈkɑːli/, U.S.

/əˈkɑli/

Inflections: Plural Akalis, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s Acali, 1800s– Akali, 1900s– Akaali.

Origin: A borrowing from Panjabi. Etymon: Panjabi akālī.

Etymology: < Panjabi akālī < akāl (short for akāl purukh , a name for God; < Sanskrit a- un- prefix¹ + kāla time, time of death, death (of uncertain origin) + Panjabi purukh < Sanskrit puruṣa person, being: see Purusha n.) + -ī -i suffix². Compare modern Sanskrit akāla unseasonable.

Sikhism.

A member of a conservative Sikh movement of South Asia, characterized by its strict adherence to fundamentalist Sikh values; (in early use) spec. a member of an order of militant Sikh ascetics, originally formed in the 17th cent. to oppose advances by Muslims into Sikh areas of the Punjab. Cf. Nihang n.

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1810 Asiatick Researches 11 253 The Acális are a class of Sikh devotees... They wear blue chequered clothes, and bangles or bracelets of steel round their wrists, initiate converts, and have almost the sole direction of the religious ceremonies at Amritsar.

1849 J. D. Cunningham Hist. of Sikhs App. v. 379 Akâlee.–Worshippers of Akal (God), the most eminent of the orders of Purists or Ascetics.

1901 R. Kipling Kim iv. 86 An Akali, a wild-eyed, wild-haired Sikh devotee..with polished-steel quoits glistening on the cone of his tall blue turban.

1966 K. Singh Hist. Sikhs II. iv. xiii. 203 Jathās of 100 Akalis each were formed. They first took an oath..to remain non-violent.

1989 L. Gupta in G. Benavides & M. W. Daly Relig. & Polit. Power iii. 38 Whether they [sc. the Sikh peasantry] agree with the political demands of the Akali.

2004 Snoop Aug. 23/4 Khushwant holds both the Akalis and the government responsible for the desecration of the Golden Temple long before the final showdown.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	akali
释义	Akalin. Brit. /əˈkɑːli/, U.S. /əˈkɑli/ Inflections: Plural Akalis, unchanged. Forms: 1800s Acali, 1800s– Akali, 1900s– Akaali. Origin: A borrowing from Panjabi. Etymon: Panjabi akālī. Etymology: < Panjabi akālī < akāl (short for akāl purukh , a name for God; < Sanskrit a- un- prefix¹ + kāla time, time of death, death (of uncertain origin) + Panjabi purukh < Sanskrit puruṣa person, being: see Purusha n.) + -ī -i suffix². Compare modern Sanskrit akāla unseasonable. Sikhism. A member of a conservative Sikh movement of South Asia, characterized by its strict adherence to fundamentalist Sikh values; (in early use) spec. a member of an order of militant Sikh ascetics, originally formed in the 17th cent. to oppose advances by Muslims into Sikh areas of the Punjab. Cf. Nihang n. ΚΠ 1810 Asiatick Researches 11 253 The Acális are a class of Sikh devotees... They wear blue chequered clothes, and bangles or bracelets of steel round their wrists, initiate converts, and have almost the sole direction of the religious ceremonies at Amritsar. 1849 J. D. Cunningham Hist. of Sikhs App. v. 379 Akâlee.–Worshippers of Akal (God), the most eminent of the orders of Purists or Ascetics. 1901 R. Kipling Kim iv. 86 An Akali, a wild-eyed, wild-haired Sikh devotee..with polished-steel quoits glistening on the cone of his tall blue turban. 1966 K. Singh Hist. Sikhs II. iv. xiii. 203 Jathās of 100 Akalis each were formed. They first took an oath..to remain non-violent. 1989 L. Gupta in G. Benavides & M. W. Daly Relig. & Polit. Power iii. 38 Whether they [sc. the Sikh peasantry] agree with the political demands of the Akali. 2004 Snoop Aug. 23/4 Khushwant holds both the Akalis and the government responsible for the desecration of the Golden Temple long before the final showdown. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1810
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