Gangicadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡandʒɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɡændʒɪk/

Forms: 1600s Gangick, 1600s Gangike, 1700s– Gangic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Gangēs , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Gangēs (see Gangetic adj.) + -ic suffix. Compare Gangetic adj.

Now rare.

= Gangetic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective]

Pactolian1586

Amazonian1605

Gangic1606

Gangetic1625

Gambian1750

Thamesian1859

Indo-Gangetic1880

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 97 I vnder-take a thing As hard almost, as in the Gangike Seas To count the Waves [Fr. de conter..tous les flots du Gange].

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Gangick, of or pertaining to Ganges a great River in India Oriental.

1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad x. 463 How wide expands the Gangic bay.

1889 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Gangic, same as Gangetic.

1922 G. Sigerson Easter Song 180 First of the rivers from the Fountain Blest Phison exulting hastes with Eden gifts For Gangic nations and dry Indian lands.

2007 M. A. Smith Settlem. Geogr. Punjab vi. 297 Approximately 130 sites dating to the period 200 B.C. and A.D. 300 have been excavated mainly in the Gangic Plain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gangic
释义	Gangicadj. Brit. /ˈɡandʒɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡændʒɪk/ Forms: 1600s Gangick, 1600s Gangike, 1700s– Gangic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Gangēs , -ic suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Gangēs (see Gangetic adj.) + -ic suffix. Compare Gangetic adj. Now rare. = Gangetic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective] Pactolian1586 Amazonian1605 Gangic1606 Gangetic1625 Gambian1750 Thamesian1859 Indo-Gangetic1880 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 97 I vnder-take a thing As hard almost, as in the Gangike Seas To count the Waves [Fr. de conter..tous les flots du Gange]. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Gangick, of or pertaining to Ganges a great River in India Oriental. 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad x. 463 How wide expands the Gangic bay. 1889 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Gangic, same as Gangetic. 1922 G. Sigerson Easter Song 180 First of the rivers from the Fountain Blest Phison exulting hastes with Eden gifts For Gangic nations and dry Indian lands. 2007 M. A. Smith Settlem. Geogr. Punjab vi. 297 Approximately 130 sites dating to the period 200 B.C. and A.D. 300 have been excavated mainly in the Gangic Plain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606
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