Lushaiadj.n.

/ˈluːʃʌɪ/

Forms: Also Lhooshai, etc.

Etymology: Self-designation.

A. adj.

Of or pertaining to a mountainous region in India between Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh, its inhabitants, or the language spoken by them.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Indian > [adjective] > other peoples of India

Gentoo1672

Maratha1742

Mewati1832

Toda1834

Naga1835

Sindhi1836

Yusufzai1838

Ahom1848

Dogra1849

Lushai1862

Meo1880

Rai1899

Moplah1910

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > India > parts of India

Mogul1617

Hindustan1655

Malabaric1680

Malabarian1709

Mogulish1719

Bengalian1769

Punjabi1794

Bengalic1801

Oriya1801

Telugu1816

Karnata1820

Punjab1833

Kanarese1838

Mysorean1851

Marwari1855

Bengali1858

Andaman1860

Lushai1862

Manipuri1868

Jaipur1889

Malabarese1922

Madrasi1924

Mewari1925

Maharashtrian1954

Bangla1971

the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [adjective] > Tibeto-Burman > Burmese

Kuki1799

Burman1814

Burmese1823

Lushai1862

1862 C. U. Aitchison Coll. Treaties India I. 77 On the southern frontier of Cachar lies the territory of the Lhooshai Kookees.

1874 T. H. Lewin Progressive Colloq. Exercises in Lushai Dial. 3 The Lushai dialect is in fact the lingua frânca of the country. The clan-name Lushai probably means ‘the decapitators’, being derived from ‘lú’ a head and ‘shá’ or ‘shát’ to cut.

1887 C. A. Soppitt Short Acct. Kuki-Lushai Tribes i. 2 The Lushai people have only been known to us within comparatively recent years.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 773/1 The inner line formerly maintained along the Lushai border has since 1895 been allowed to fall into desuetude, but Lushais visiting Cachar are required to take out passes from the superintendent of the Lushai hills.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 396/3 Lushai villages traditionally were situated on the crests of hills or spurs and..were fortified by stockades.

B. n.

a. A native or inhabitant of this region.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > parts of

Malabar1582

Gujaratic1607

Bengalan1613

Goan1652

Hindustan1662

Macassar1665

Gangetic1677

Malabarian1709

Mysorean1761

Bengalese1778

Assamese1794

Hindustani1813

Marwari1815

Sindhi1815

mofussilite1828

Mizo1832

Goanese1835

Punjabi1843

Bengali1848

Sindian1849

Madrasi1851

Toda1851

Hindia1853

Lushai1862

Kashmirian1876

Kashmir1882

Kashmiri1882

Konkani1885

ditcher1886

Ladakhi1893

Bihari1897

Sikkimese1938

Rajasthani1947

Maharashtrian1953

1862 C. U. Aitchison Coll. Treaties India I. 77 Timber merchants are..in the habit of employing Lhooshais in felling the trees in their forests.

1868 Ann. Indian Administration XII. 86 Mr. N. T. Davey remarks on the difficulties..likely to result in an attempt to explore..the hilly tract lying between Cachar and Chittagong. These hills are inhabited by the Looshais.

1873 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) III. L-499/1 In the beginning of 1871, the Looshai made a prolonged raid on the North-East Provinces of British India, but were driven back.

1876 W. W. Hunter Statist. Acct. Bengal VI. 59 The Lusháis or Kukís are a powerful and independent people, split up into different clans.

1887 C. A. Soppitt Short Acct. Kuki-Lushai Tribes i. 4 In Hill Tipperah there are three tribes, named Paitu, Omroi, Korêng, all nearly connected with the Lushais.

1890 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 17 We've chivied the Naga an' Looshai, we've give the Afreedeeman fits.

1915 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics VIII. 198/1 The Lushais are a superstitious people, and believe firmly in witchcraft.

1959 P. C. Choudhury Hist. People of Assam iv. 95 The Central Chin group..includes the Lushāis and other allied peoples.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 396/3 The Kuki clans have been largely absorbed by the Lushai, adopting the Lushai customs and language.

b. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken there.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Tibeto-Burman > Burmic > Kachin or Rawang > varieties of

Chin1873

Arakanese1882

Lushai1887

Lai1896

1887 C. A. Soppitt Short Acct. Kuki-Lushai Tribes i. 79 (heading) Comparison of the dialects of the Kuki Lushai tribes and of the language known as Lushai.

1972 Language 48 476 The most useful Kukish language for comparative purposes has hitherto been Lushai.

1972 W. B. Lockwood Panorama Indo-European Lang. 227 To the south of these places [sc. Manipur and Tripura], in the southern tip of Assam, the local language is Lushai with 250,000 speakers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	lushai
释义	Lushaiadj.n. /ˈluːʃʌɪ/ Forms: Also Lhooshai, etc. Etymology: Self-designation. A. adj. Of or pertaining to a mountainous region in India between Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh, its inhabitants, or the language spoken by them. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Indian > [adjective] > other peoples of India Gentoo1672 Maratha1742 Mewati1832 Toda1834 Naga1835 Sindhi1836 Yusufzai1838 Ahom1848 Dogra1849 Lushai1862 Meo1880 Rai1899 Moplah1910 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > India > parts of India Mogul1617 Hindustan1655 Malabaric1680 Malabarian1709 Mogulish1719 Bengalian1769 Punjabi1794 Bengalic1801 Oriya1801 Telugu1816 Karnata1820 Punjab1833 Kanarese1838 Mysorean1851 Marwari1855 Bengali1858 Andaman1860 Lushai1862 Manipuri1868 Jaipur1889 Malabarese1922 Madrasi1924 Mewari1925 Maharashtrian1954 Bangla1971 the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [adjective] > Tibeto-Burman > Burmese Kuki1799 Burman1814 Burmese1823 Lushai1862 1862 C. U. Aitchison Coll. Treaties India I. 77 On the southern frontier of Cachar lies the territory of the Lhooshai Kookees. 1874 T. H. Lewin Progressive Colloq. Exercises in Lushai Dial. 3 The Lushai dialect is in fact the lingua frânca of the country. The clan-name Lushai probably means ‘the decapitators’, being derived from ‘lú’ a head and ‘shá’ or ‘shát’ to cut. 1887 C. A. Soppitt Short Acct. Kuki-Lushai Tribes i. 2 The Lushai people have only been known to us within comparatively recent years. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 773/1 The inner line formerly maintained along the Lushai border has since 1895 been allowed to fall into desuetude, but Lushais visiting Cachar are required to take out passes from the superintendent of the Lushai hills. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 396/3 Lushai villages traditionally were situated on the crests of hills or spurs and..were fortified by stockades. B. n. a. A native or inhabitant of this region. ΘΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > parts of Malabar1582 Gujaratic1607 Bengalan1613 Goan1652 Hindustan1662 Macassar1665 Gangetic1677 Malabarian1709 Mysorean1761 Bengalese1778 Assamese1794 Hindustani1813 Marwari1815 Sindhi1815 mofussilite1828 Mizo1832 Goanese1835 Punjabi1843 Bengali1848 Sindian1849 Madrasi1851 Toda1851 Hindia1853 Lushai1862 Kashmirian1876 Kashmir1882 Kashmiri1882 Konkani1885 ditcher1886 Ladakhi1893 Bihari1897 Sikkimese1938 Rajasthani1947 Maharashtrian1953 1862 C. U. Aitchison Coll. Treaties India I. 77 Timber merchants are..in the habit of employing Lhooshais in felling the trees in their forests. 1868 Ann. Indian Administration XII. 86 Mr. N. T. Davey remarks on the difficulties..likely to result in an attempt to explore..the hilly tract lying between Cachar and Chittagong. These hills are inhabited by the Looshais. 1873 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) III. L-499/1 In the beginning of 1871, the Looshai made a prolonged raid on the North-East Provinces of British India, but were driven back. 1876 W. W. Hunter Statist. Acct. Bengal VI. 59 The Lusháis or Kukís are a powerful and independent people, split up into different clans. 1887 C. A. Soppitt Short Acct. Kuki-Lushai Tribes i. 4 In Hill Tipperah there are three tribes, named Paitu, Omroi, Korêng, all nearly connected with the Lushais. 1890 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 17 We've chivied the Naga an' Looshai, we've give the Afreedeeman fits. 1915 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics VIII. 198/1 The Lushais are a superstitious people, and believe firmly in witchcraft. 1959 P. C. Choudhury Hist. People of Assam iv. 95 The Central Chin group..includes the Lushāis and other allied peoples. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 396/3 The Kuki clans have been largely absorbed by the Lushai, adopting the Lushai customs and language. b. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken there. ΘΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Tibeto-Burman > Burmic > Kachin or Rawang > varieties of Chin1873 Arakanese1882 Lushai1887 Lai1896 1887 C. A. Soppitt Short Acct. Kuki-Lushai Tribes i. 79 (heading) Comparison of the dialects of the Kuki Lushai tribes and of the language known as Lushai. 1972 Language 48 476 The most useful Kukish language for comparative purposes has hitherto been Lushai. 1972 W. B. Lockwood Panorama Indo-European Lang. 227 To the south of these places [sc. Manipur and Tripura], in the southern tip of Assam, the local language is Lushai with 250,000 speakers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.1862
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