maidann.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈdɑːn/,

/ˈmʌɪdɑːn/, U.S.

/maɪˈdɑn/

Forms: 1500s– maidan, 1600s maydan, 1600s medon, 1600s meydan, 1600s mydan, 1600s 1800s– midan, 1600s–1700s meidan, 1800s maidaun, 1900s– maiden.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Etymons: Persian maidān; Urdu maidān.

Etymology: Partly < Persian maidān and partly < Urdu maidān, both < Arabic maydān. Compare post-classical Latin maydanum (14th cent.), Portuguese maidão (1608), French meydan (1653; later maidan (1721)).In quot. ?1551 via Italian maidan (late 15th cent.).

Chiefly South Asian.

Esp. in South Asia: a marketplace, park, or other open space in or near a town; an esplanade or parade ground.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > promenade

maidan?1551

parado1612

promenade1648

mailc1660

esplanade1682

parade1697

outwalk1698

mall1710

alameda1717

paseo1832

walk1843

block1869

broadwalk1930

?1551 W. Thomas tr. G. Barbaro & A. Contarini Trav. Tana & Persia (1873) ii. 53 Sending me word w^thall that I shulde go to Maidan, that is, to witt, to the markett place.

1625 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. 423 The Medon, which is a pleasant greene, in the middest whereof is a May-pole to hang a light on.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. Ambassadors (1669) v. 172 The Meydan, that is the great Market-place.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. Ambassadors (1669) v. 178 The Market-place, or Maydan, is large and noble.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 79 There are many squares in Ispahan, but..the Meidan..is the greatest and finest place in the world.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 249 The Midan, or open space before the Caun's Palace.

1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. iv. v. 184 Public places out of town, commonly call'd Meidans, or Places, where they have..summer-houses.

1827 J. S. Buckingham Trav. Mesopotamia I. xi. 375 A Maidan, or open space, where the horses are kept in the air.

1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 480 Dum Dum..is a spacious cantonment, with an extensive maidaun, or esplanade.

1879 A. Forbes Camps, Quarters, & Casual Places (1896) 283 Before me on the maidan is the plain monument to Sir Mountstuart Jackson.

1882 B. M. Croker Proper Pride II. i. 14 He..was galloping away over the moonlit midan.

1924 E. M. Forster Passage to India i. 8 There is an oval Maidan, and a long sallow hospital.

1964 R. Perry World of Tiger i. 5 After the savannahs have been burnt..the resulting park-like grassy maidans become the favourite grazings of..deer.

1976 Listener 17 June 772/2 When freedom came to Ghana..the excited crowd carried the whole cabinet of the new leaders out into the darkness of the maiden.

1989 G. Mehta Raj xxxiii. 236 The younger girl plays polo..in the public maidan.

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

单词	maidan
释义	maidann. Brit. /mʌɪˈdɑːn/, /ˈmʌɪdɑːn/, U.S. /maɪˈdɑn/ Forms: 1500s– maidan, 1600s maydan, 1600s medon, 1600s meydan, 1600s mydan, 1600s 1800s– midan, 1600s–1700s meidan, 1800s maidaun, 1900s– maiden. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Etymons: Persian maidān; Urdu maidān. Etymology: Partly < Persian maidān and partly < Urdu maidān, both < Arabic maydān. Compare post-classical Latin maydanum (14th cent.), Portuguese maidão (1608), French meydan (1653; later maidan (1721)).In quot. ?1551 via Italian maidan (late 15th cent.). Chiefly South Asian. Esp. in South Asia: a marketplace, park, or other open space in or near a town; an esplanade or parade ground. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > promenade maidan?1551 parado1612 promenade1648 mailc1660 esplanade1682 parade1697 outwalk1698 mall1710 alameda1717 paseo1832 walk1843 block1869 broadwalk1930 ?1551 W. Thomas tr. G. Barbaro & A. Contarini Trav. Tana & Persia (1873) ii. 53 Sending me word w^thall that I shulde go to Maidan, that is, to witt, to the markett place. 1625 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. 423 The Medon, which is a pleasant greene, in the middest whereof is a May-pole to hang a light on. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. Ambassadors (1669) v. 172 The Meydan, that is the great Market-place. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. Ambassadors (1669) v. 178 The Market-place, or Maydan, is large and noble. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 79 There are many squares in Ispahan, but..the Meidan..is the greatest and finest place in the world. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 249 The Midan, or open space before the Caun's Palace. 1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. iv. v. 184 Public places out of town, commonly call'd Meidans, or Places, where they have..summer-houses. 1827 J. S. Buckingham Trav. Mesopotamia I. xi. 375 A Maidan, or open space, where the horses are kept in the air. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 480 Dum Dum..is a spacious cantonment, with an extensive maidaun, or esplanade. 1879 A. Forbes Camps, Quarters, & Casual Places (1896) 283 Before me on the maidan is the plain monument to Sir Mountstuart Jackson. 1882 B. M. Croker Proper Pride II. i. 14 He..was galloping away over the moonlit midan. 1924 E. M. Forster Passage to India i. 8 There is an oval Maidan, and a long sallow hospital. 1964 R. Perry World of Tiger i. 5 After the savannahs have been burnt..the resulting park-like grassy maidans become the favourite grazings of..deer. 1976 Listener 17 June 772/2 When freedom came to Ghana..the excited crowd carried the whole cabinet of the new leaders out into the darkness of the maiden. 1989 G. Mehta Raj xxxiii. 236 The younger girl plays polo..in the public maidan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1551
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