human.

/ˈhuːmə/

Forms: Also Huma, Ûma.

Etymology: Hindi, < Persian humā phœnix.

A fabulous bird of the east, said to be a restless wanderer but to bring luck to any person over whom it hovers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > types of mythical bird

pelicanOE

tiger1481

Stymphalid1560

roc1579

mamuque?1590

firebird1601

sunbird1616

ganzaa1633

cocklicrane1653

white bird1697

wakon-bird1778

simurgh1786

thunder-birda1827

huma1841

oozlum bird1858

lightning bird1870

jubjub1871

ho-ho bird1901

storm-bird1913

1841 R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 104 (heading) The Ûma, or Indian Eagle, the bird of prosperous empire.

1841 R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 105 The throne of the Sultan of Mysore..was surmounted by a representation of the Ûma, which is now deposited at Windsor Castle.

1841 R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 106 A bird called by the natives the Ûma and which bore the appearance of a small eagle or vulture, built its nest..in the garden of Mr. Petrie, where Lord Wellesley resided while at Madras... The natives superstitiously ascribed much of the success of the war to the influence of the Ûma.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table i. 8 I am like the Huma, the bird that never lights, being always in the cars, as he is always on the wing.

1905 Spectator 14 Jan. 47/2 The legendary ‘huma’ of Eastern tradition.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	huma
释义	human. /ˈhuːmə/ Forms: Also Huma, Ûma. Etymology: Hindi, < Persian humā phœnix. A fabulous bird of the east, said to be a restless wanderer but to bring luck to any person over whom it hovers. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > types of mythical bird pelicanOE tiger1481 Stymphalid1560 roc1579 mamuque?1590 firebird1601 sunbird1616 ganzaa1633 cocklicrane1653 white bird1697 wakon-bird1778 simurgh1786 thunder-birda1827 huma1841 oozlum bird1858 lightning bird1870 jubjub1871 ho-ho bird1901 storm-bird1913 1841 R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 104 (heading) The Ûma, or Indian Eagle, the bird of prosperous empire. 1841 R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 105 The throne of the Sultan of Mysore..was surmounted by a representation of the Ûma, which is now deposited at Windsor Castle. 1841 R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 106 A bird called by the natives the Ûma and which bore the appearance of a small eagle or vulture, built its nest..in the garden of Mr. Petrie, where Lord Wellesley resided while at Madras... The natives superstitiously ascribed much of the success of the war to the influence of the Ûma. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table i. 8 I am like the Huma, the bird that never lights, being always in the cars, as he is always on the wing. 1905 Spectator 14 Jan. 47/2 The legendary ‘huma’ of Eastern tradition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1841
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