Annamiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈanəmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈænəˌmaɪt/

Forms: 1700s– Annamite, 1800s– Anamite (now nonstandard).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Annam , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Annam (see Annamese adj.) + -ite suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin Annamitae , plural noun denoting the people (1651), French annamite (1674 or earlier as noun denoting a member of the people, 1680 or earlier as adjective; 1837 or earlier as noun denoting the language), and German Annamit , noun, denoting a member of the people (1672 or earlier). With use as adjective compare earlier Annamitic adj. and also Annamese adj.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of either of the historical or modern regions of eastern mainland South-east Asia known as Annam (see note); (more generally) a Vietnamese person. Frequently in plural with the: the people of Annam considered collectively; (more generally) the Vietnamese people. Cf. Annamese n. 1.The province of Annam, now part of northern Vietnam, was established as the southernmost province of Imperial China in 679 a.d. until Vietnam gained independence in 939 a.d. In 1887 the name Annam was given by French colonists to a protectorate in the central region of French Indo-China, which was incorporated into the newly formed State of Vietnam in 1948.Now considered offensive by many Vietnamese people, esp. when used to denote a person from outside Annam province.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [noun] > Vietnam > parts of

Annamite1709

Tonkinese1726

Annamese1826

Charley1965

Saigonese1967

1709 Hist. Wks. Learned Mar. 136 The..Annamites, who are the people of Tunkin and Cochinchina.

1840 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1838–40 1 122 The people of Tunkin and Cochin China—the Annamites..are enabled to read the Chinese as well as their own language.

a1861 H. Mouhot Trav. Indo-China (1864) I. vii. 205 My Annamite was with me, and filled the office of interpreter.

1877 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1875–6 84 Every town..[is] known under a different combination of syllables by the Siamese, Annamites, Cambojans and Savage peoples.

1918 Asia 18 753/1 Until one is eighteen or so, if one is an Annamite, one should appear as gentil as possible.

1964 C. A. Fisher S.-E. Asia xvi. 533 It was the fear of malaria even more than the difficulties of upland cultivation which made the Annamites shun the hills.

1997 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 1 May (Bks. section) 4 Joining the Annamites' struggle for liberation (from the French stronghold) in Indochina.

2. The most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language of Vietnam; Vietnamese. Cf. Annamese n. 2, Annamitic n. Now chiefly historical.Quot. 1842 may alternatively be interpreted as showing sense B. 2 (modifying ‘languages’).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austroasiatic > Mon-Khmer > northern languages > Annamese

Annamitic1796

Annamese1837

Annamite1842

1842 J. Laurie Syst. Universal Geogr. 116 The languages of Transgangetic India, viz. the Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, Lass-Siamite, Anamite, Rukheng-Barma.

1848 Bible of Every Land p. xvii/1 Anamite is predominant in a line of country bordering on the Chinese Sea.

1854 Proc. Philol. Soc. 6 201 Anamite (or Tonquin), Otomi, Siamese.

1877 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1875–6 83 Cambojan..has loan-words from Malay, Pali, Annamite, and Mon.

1921 E. Sapir Lang. 205 Chinese has flooded the vocabularies of Corean, Japanese, and Annamite for centuries, but has received nothing in return.

2004 C. Texier Victorine (2005) 280 Giang's delivery..drops into a barely audible murmur in Annamite.

B. adj.

1. Of or relating to either of the historical or modern regions of eastern mainland South-east Asia known as Annam (see note at sense A. 1) or their inhabitants. Also and in earliest use more generally: of, belonging to, or relating to Vietnam; Vietnamese. Cf. Annamese adj. Cf. Annamitic adj. Now chiefly historical.Now considered offensive by many Vietnamese people, esp. when used to designate a person from outside Annam province.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [adjective] > Vietnamese > parts of

Annamitic1820

Annamite1823

Annamese1824

Tonkinese1885

1823 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Oct. 353/2 The seal..contains the legend ‘Grand Council Anamite Kingdom’.

1885 Catal. Calcutta Internat. Exhib. 1883–4 I. 15 An Annamite bronze bell.

1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Nov. 915/4 The presence of black Senegalese and yellow Annamite troops.

2002 H. P. Wilmott When Men lost Faith in Reason iv. 145 The campaign was fought across the whole of the three Annamite provinces.

2. Designating the most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language of Vietnam; of or relating to the Vietnamese language.Cf. note at sense A. 2.

ΚΠ

1843 Ann. Propagation Faith Nov. 377 The preceding letter..was written in the Annamite language.

1847 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 1 112 The Anamite language is monosyllabic.

1895 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 27 288 The name Moï is an Annamite word equivalent to barbarian.

1972 P. K. Benedict Sino-Tibetan xii. 87 The Akha tone represented by the tone-mark nang..of the Annamite transcription adopted by Roux.

1999 Hist. Refl. 25 118 Most of the women confessed to having very little knowledge of or interest in Annamite language or culture, a fact regretted by some.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	annamite
释义	Annamiten.adj. Brit. /ˈanəmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈænəˌmaɪt/ Forms: 1700s– Annamite, 1800s– Anamite (now nonstandard). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Annam , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Annam (see Annamese adj.) + -ite suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin Annamitae , plural noun denoting the people (1651), French annamite (1674 or earlier as noun denoting a member of the people, 1680 or earlier as adjective; 1837 or earlier as noun denoting the language), and German Annamit , noun, denoting a member of the people (1672 or earlier). With use as adjective compare earlier Annamitic adj. and also Annamese adj. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of either of the historical or modern regions of eastern mainland South-east Asia known as Annam (see note); (more generally) a Vietnamese person. Frequently in plural with the: the people of Annam considered collectively; (more generally) the Vietnamese people. Cf. Annamese n. 1.The province of Annam, now part of northern Vietnam, was established as the southernmost province of Imperial China in 679 a.d. until Vietnam gained independence in 939 a.d. In 1887 the name Annam was given by French colonists to a protectorate in the central region of French Indo-China, which was incorporated into the newly formed State of Vietnam in 1948.Now considered offensive by many Vietnamese people, esp. when used to denote a person from outside Annam province. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [noun] > Vietnam > parts of Annamite1709 Tonkinese1726 Annamese1826 Charley1965 Saigonese1967 1709 Hist. Wks. Learned Mar. 136 The..Annamites, who are the people of Tunkin and Cochinchina. 1840 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1838–40 1 122 The people of Tunkin and Cochin China—the Annamites..are enabled to read the Chinese as well as their own language. a1861 H. Mouhot Trav. Indo-China (1864) I. vii. 205 My Annamite was with me, and filled the office of interpreter. 1877 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1875–6 84 Every town..[is] known under a different combination of syllables by the Siamese, Annamites, Cambojans and Savage peoples. 1918 Asia 18 753/1 Until one is eighteen or so, if one is an Annamite, one should appear as gentil as possible. 1964 C. A. Fisher S.-E. Asia xvi. 533 It was the fear of malaria even more than the difficulties of upland cultivation which made the Annamites shun the hills. 1997 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 1 May (Bks. section) 4 Joining the Annamites' struggle for liberation (from the French stronghold) in Indochina. 2. The most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language of Vietnam; Vietnamese. Cf. Annamese n. 2, Annamitic n. Now chiefly historical.Quot. 1842 may alternatively be interpreted as showing sense B. 2 (modifying ‘languages’). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austroasiatic > Mon-Khmer > northern languages > Annamese Annamitic1796 Annamese1837 Annamite1842 1842 J. Laurie Syst. Universal Geogr. 116 The languages of Transgangetic India, viz. the Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, Lass-Siamite, Anamite, Rukheng-Barma. 1848 Bible of Every Land p. xvii/1 Anamite is predominant in a line of country bordering on the Chinese Sea. 1854 Proc. Philol. Soc. 6 201 Anamite (or Tonquin), Otomi, Siamese. 1877 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1875–6 83 Cambojan..has loan-words from Malay, Pali, Annamite, and Mon. 1921 E. Sapir Lang. 205 Chinese has flooded the vocabularies of Corean, Japanese, and Annamite for centuries, but has received nothing in return. 2004 C. Texier Victorine (2005) 280 Giang's delivery..drops into a barely audible murmur in Annamite. B. adj. 1. Of or relating to either of the historical or modern regions of eastern mainland South-east Asia known as Annam (see note at sense A. 1) or their inhabitants. Also and in earliest use more generally: of, belonging to, or relating to Vietnam; Vietnamese. Cf. Annamese adj. Cf. Annamitic adj. Now chiefly historical.Now considered offensive by many Vietnamese people, esp. when used to designate a person from outside Annam province. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [adjective] > Vietnamese > parts of Annamitic1820 Annamite1823 Annamese1824 Tonkinese1885 1823 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Oct. 353/2 The seal..contains the legend ‘Grand Council Anamite Kingdom’. 1885 Catal. Calcutta Internat. Exhib. 1883–4 I. 15 An Annamite bronze bell. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Nov. 915/4 The presence of black Senegalese and yellow Annamite troops. 2002 H. P. Wilmott When Men lost Faith in Reason iv. 145 The campaign was fought across the whole of the three Annamite provinces. 2. Designating the most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language of Vietnam; of or relating to the Vietnamese language.Cf. note at sense A. 2. ΚΠ 1843 Ann. Propagation Faith Nov. 377 The preceding letter..was written in the Annamite language. 1847 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 1 112 The Anamite language is monosyllabic. 1895 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 27 288 The name Moï is an Annamite word equivalent to barbarian. 1972 P. K. Benedict Sino-Tibetan xii. 87 The Akha tone represented by the tone-mark nang..of the Annamite transcription adopted by Roux. 1999 Hist. Refl. 25 118 Most of the women confessed to having very little knowledge of or interest in Annamite language or culture, a fact regretted by some. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.adj.1709
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