Maldiviann.adj.

Brit.

/mɔːlˈdɪvɪən/,

/mɒlˈdɪvɪən/, U.S.

/mɑlˈdɪviən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maldive , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of the Maldive Islands (Divehi Divehi Rā’je , Dhivehi Raa’jey ), a country consisting of a chain of coral islands in the Indian Ocean south-west of Sri Lanka + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Maldivan n.The name Maldive (attested from the late 17th cent.) is < Portuguese Maldiva (1503) (perhaps partly via French Maldive (c1555)) < Sinhala Maldiva , probably < Sanskrit malaya-dvīpa , understood as ‘islands of Malabar’ (originally designating the Laccadives or Laccadive-Maldive archipelago) < Tamil malai or Malayalam mala mountain(s) (see Malayalam n. and adj.) + Sanskrit dvīpa island. An earlier name, Prakrit *Dīva ( < Sanskrit dvīpa island(s)) is attested in post-classical Latin and Arabic (compare the Arabic name dīva maḥall, applied following the Arab conquest in 1153). The recent Sinhala Māladiva- reflects association with Sanskrit mālā garland.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the Maldives.

ΘΚΠ

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

Maldivan1625

Maldivian1779

Nicobarian1791

Andaman1848

Andamanese1862

Nicobarese1870

1779 Farmer's Mag. Dec. 362 The Maldivians, have vessels.., whose hulls [are]..made from this tree.

1788 F. Magnus tr. P. Sonnerat Voy. E. Indies III. 99 The greater part of the Maldivians are Mahometans.

1808 J. Leyden in Asiatick Researches 10 216 The Maldivians annually launch a small bark,..and turn it adrift..as an offering to the spirit of the winds.

1935 T. W. Hockly Two Thousand Isles ii. 47 As a race the Maldivians are not tall.

1972 Guardian 15 Mar. 13/5 The Maldivians are hopefully extending the runway.

2000 Economist 13 May 87 There was a time when the Maldivians were more nomadic.

2. The Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives, which is closely related to Sinhala; = Divehi n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Sinhalese-Maldivian

Sinhalese1801

Singhalee1847

Divehi1887

Kandyan1892

Sinhala1954

Maldivian1972

1972 Language 48 464 The only language closely related to Sinhalese is Maldivian, spoken in the Maldive Islands and on the island of Minicoy, which is part of India.

1989 Lit. & Ling. Computing 4 156/2 Chapters also bring together information on less widely used scripts such as Amharic, Maldivian, and the minority language scripts of China.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Maldives or their inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [adjective] > Indian islands

Maldivian1841

Nicobarian1846

Andaman1860

Nicobarese1875

1841 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 6 42 (title) Vocabulary of the Maldivian language.

1902 A. Agassiz in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 13 304 The outer edge of the Maldivian composite atoll.

1959 Times 19 Mar. 6/3 He was able to learn something of the Maldivian language.

1970 Trans. Philol. Soc. 148 The Maldivian numerals are lexically related to the Indic numeral systems.

1993 Time Internat. 18 Jan. 16/1 Did it threaten to block Maldivian fish imports if the islands did not back Nakajima?

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

单词	maldivian
释义	Maldiviann.adj. Brit. /mɔːlˈdɪvɪən/, /mɒlˈdɪvɪən/, U.S. /mɑlˈdɪviən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maldive , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of the Maldive Islands (Divehi Divehi Rā’je , Dhivehi Raa’jey ), a country consisting of a chain of coral islands in the Indian Ocean south-west of Sri Lanka + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Maldivan n.The name Maldive (attested from the late 17th cent.) is < Portuguese Maldiva (1503) (perhaps partly via French Maldive (c1555)) < Sinhala Maldiva , probably < Sanskrit malaya-dvīpa , understood as ‘islands of Malabar’ (originally designating the Laccadives or Laccadive-Maldive archipelago) < Tamil malai or Malayalam mala mountain(s) (see Malayalam n. and adj.) + Sanskrit dvīpa island. An earlier name, Prakrit Dīva ( < Sanskrit dvīpa* island(s)) is attested in post-classical Latin and Arabic (compare the Arabic name dīva maḥall, applied following the Arab conquest in 1153). The recent Sinhala Māladiva- reflects association with Sanskrit mālā garland. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Maldives. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > Indian islands Maldivan1625 Maldivian1779 Nicobarian1791 Andaman1848 Andamanese1862 Nicobarese1870 1779 Farmer's Mag. Dec. 362 The Maldivians, have vessels.., whose hulls [are]..made from this tree. 1788 F. Magnus tr. P. Sonnerat Voy. E. Indies III. 99 The greater part of the Maldivians are Mahometans. 1808 J. Leyden in Asiatick Researches 10 216 The Maldivians annually launch a small bark,..and turn it adrift..as an offering to the spirit of the winds. 1935 T. W. Hockly Two Thousand Isles ii. 47 As a race the Maldivians are not tall. 1972 Guardian 15 Mar. 13/5 The Maldivians are hopefully extending the runway. 2000 Economist 13 May 87 There was a time when the Maldivians were more nomadic. 2. The Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives, which is closely related to Sinhala; = Divehi n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Sinhalese-Maldivian Sinhalese1801 Singhalee1847 Divehi1887 Kandyan1892 Sinhala1954 Maldivian1972 1972 Language 48 464 The only language closely related to Sinhalese is Maldivian, spoken in the Maldive Islands and on the island of Minicoy, which is part of India. 1989 Lit. & Ling. Computing 4 156/2 Chapters also bring together information on less widely used scripts such as Amharic, Maldivian, and the minority language scripts of China. B. adj. Of or relating to the Maldives or their inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [adjective] > Indian islands Maldivian1841 Nicobarian1846 Andaman1860 Nicobarese1875 1841 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 6 42 (title) Vocabulary of the Maldivian language. 1902 A. Agassiz in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 13 304 The outer edge of the Maldivian composite atoll. 1959 Times 19 Mar. 6/3 He was able to learn something of the Maldivian language. 1970 Trans. Philol. Soc. 148 The Maldivian numerals are lexically related to the Indic numeral systems. 1993 Time Internat. 18 Jan. 16/1 Did it threaten to block Maldivian fish imports if the islands did not back Nakajima? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1779
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