machann.

Brit.

/məˈtʃɑːn/, U.S.

/məˈtʃɑn/

Forms: 1800s michaun, 1800s muchan, 1800s mucharn, 1800s– machan.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi macān.

Etymology: < Hindi macān raised platform; compare Sanskrit mañca stage, platform. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mɒˌtʃā·n) /mʌˈtʃɑːn/.

Chiefly in southern Asia: an elevated platform or scaffolding, esp. one erected in a tree or trees for use in hunting, etc.

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1838 H. Lawrence Jrnl. 25 Jan. (1980) 84 Nor do we here see the michauns prepared as retreats from wild elephants.

1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. I. 57 The natives..built machans (stages) in the trees.

1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 153 Branches..so arranged as to form a screen that will conceal the watcher... This arrangement is called a ‘mucharn’.

1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 79 In the crops sat men on what they call machans—platforms..made of sticks at the top of four poles—to scare away birds.

1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days iv. 50 They had..sat together in machans waiting for tigers that never came.

1947 E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 51/2 The nest of the hammerkop..is perched up like a ‘machan’ in the most inaccessible position its clever builders can find.

1975 Bangladesh Times 23 July 10/6 People of two unions namely Gangachara and Colkonda have to live on machans. One boy died by flood on July 20, at Changmari union.

1989 W. Smith Time to Die 31 It was a machan platform fifteen feet above ground level.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	machan
释义	machann. Brit. /məˈtʃɑːn/, U.S. /məˈtʃɑn/ Forms: 1800s michaun, 1800s muchan, 1800s mucharn, 1800s– machan. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi macān. Etymology: < Hindi macān raised platform; compare Sanskrit mañca stage, platform. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mɒˌtʃā·n) /mʌˈtʃɑːn/. Chiefly in southern Asia: an elevated platform or scaffolding, esp. one erected in a tree or trees for use in hunting, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > [noun] > platform machan1838 1838 H. Lawrence Jrnl. 25 Jan. (1980) 84 Nor do we here see the michauns prepared as retreats from wild elephants. 1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. I. 57 The natives..built machans (stages) in the trees. 1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 153 Branches..so arranged as to form a screen that will conceal the watcher... This arrangement is called a ‘mucharn’. 1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 79 In the crops sat men on what they call machans—platforms..made of sticks at the top of four poles—to scare away birds. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days iv. 50 They had..sat together in machans waiting for tigers that never came. 1947 E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 51/2 The nest of the hammerkop..is perched up like a ‘machan’ in the most inaccessible position its clever builders can find. 1975 Bangladesh Times 23 July 10/6 People of two unions namely Gangachara and Colkonda have to live on machans. One boy died by flood on July 20, at Changmari union. 1989 W. Smith Time to Die 31 It was a machan platform fifteen feet above ground level. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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