madalan.adj.

Brit.

/məˈdɑːlə/, U.S.

/məˈdɑlə/, South African English

/məˈdɑːlə/

Forms: 1900s– madala, 1900s– mdala, 1900s– m'dala, 1900s– medalla, 2000s– madhala.

Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu madala.

Etymology: < Zulu madala, vocative of umadala old one.

South African.

A. n.

An old man; an ‘old one’. Frequently as a term of somewhat affectionate or respectful address, esp. to an elderly black man.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun]

old maneOE

bevara1275

beauperec1300

vieillard1475

Nestor?c1510

old gentleman1526

haga1529

velyarda1529

old fellow?1555

old sire1557

granfer1564

vecchioc1570

ageman1571

grave-porer1582

grandsire1595

huddle-duddle1599

elder1600

pantaloon1602

cuffc1616

crone1630

old boya1637

codger?1738

dry-beard1749

eld1796

patriarch1819

oubaas1824

old chap1840

pap1844

pop1844

tad1877

old baas1882

senex1898

finger1904

AK1911

alte kacker1911

poppa stoppa1944

madala1960

Ntate1975

1960 N. H. Brettell in P.E.N. 1960: New S. Afr. Writing 62 A slow-moving one, a grey mdala raggedly shambling by, with sleeping mat and little calabash.

1968 M. Doyle Impala 6 Not that his calloused soles needed protection, but the shoes gave him a dignity befitting a madala of his years.

1975 M. Mutloatse in New Classic No. 1. 57 The madala was unashamed to say he had a wife and child in nearly every town in South Africa he had toiled.

1986 Thousand Ways to Die (Nat. Union of Mineworkers) Sept. 32 But madala we can't work here! It's dangerous!

1991 Personality (Durban) 11 Mar. 4 I went to the front door to see an old beggar walking away. ‘Ho, madala,’ I called out, and he turned and came back.

2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Mar. We have one purpose, to get rid of the old madhala.

B. adj.

Esp. of elderly men: old.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old man > [adjective]

fatherly1548

patriarchical1645

patriarchal1732

old gentlemanly1819

old-mannish1865

madala1980

1980 A. Paton Towards Mountain 88 A little old man approached me in the main street of Durban with the question, ‘Do you remember me?’. Then he said to me, ‘My you are madala,’ madala being a corrupted Zulu word for ‘old’. He was puzzled that I thought his remark so amusing, but I did not describe to him just how he looked to me.

1985 P. Slabolepszy Sat. Night at Palace 21 Forsie (laughing): Voetsak, you mad, man. September: Ai-ai-ai-mdala. Forsie: This!- September: Too old. Forsie (tapping his head): You madala up here, yes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	madala
释义	madalan.adj. Brit. /məˈdɑːlə/, U.S. /məˈdɑlə/, South African English /məˈdɑːlə/ Forms: 1900s– madala, 1900s– mdala, 1900s– m'dala, 1900s– medalla, 2000s– madhala. Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu madala. Etymology: < Zulu madala, vocative of umadala old one. South African. A. n. An old man; an ‘old one’. Frequently as a term of somewhat affectionate or respectful address, esp. to an elderly black man. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun] old maneOE bevara1275 beauperec1300 vieillard1475 Nestor?c1510 old gentleman1526 haga1529 velyarda1529 old fellow?1555 old sire1557 granfer1564 vecchioc1570 ageman1571 grave-porer1582 grandsire1595 huddle-duddle1599 elder1600 pantaloon1602 cuffc1616 crone1630 old boya1637 codger?1738 dry-beard1749 eld1796 patriarch1819 oubaas1824 old chap1840 pap1844 pop1844 tad1877 old baas1882 senex1898 finger1904 AK1911 alte kacker1911 poppa stoppa1944 madala1960 Ntate1975 1960 N. H. Brettell in P.E.N. 1960: New S. Afr. Writing 62 A slow-moving one, a grey mdala raggedly shambling by, with sleeping mat and little calabash. 1968 M. Doyle Impala 6 Not that his calloused soles needed protection, but the shoes gave him a dignity befitting a madala of his years. 1975 M. Mutloatse in New Classic No. 1. 57 The madala was unashamed to say he had a wife and child in nearly every town in South Africa he had toiled. 1986 Thousand Ways to Die (Nat. Union of Mineworkers) Sept. 32 But madala we can't work here! It's dangerous! 1991 Personality (Durban) 11 Mar. 4 I went to the front door to see an old beggar walking away. ‘Ho, madala,’ I called out, and he turned and came back. 2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Mar. We have one purpose, to get rid of the old madhala. B. adj. Esp. of elderly men: old. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old man > [adjective] fatherly1548 patriarchical1645 patriarchal1732 old gentlemanly1819 old-mannish1865 madala1980 1980 A. Paton Towards Mountain 88 A little old man approached me in the main street of Durban with the question, ‘Do you remember me?’. Then he said to me, ‘My you are madala,’ madala being a corrupted Zulu word for ‘old’. He was puzzled that I thought his remark so amusing, but I did not describe to him just how he looked to me. 1985 P. Slabolepszy Sat. Night at Palace 21 Forsie (laughing): Voetsak, you mad, man. September: Ai-ai-ai-mdala. Forsie: This!- September: Too old. Forsie (tapping his head): You madala up here, yes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1960
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