meneern.

Brit.

/mᵻˈnɪə/, U.S.

/məˈnɪ(ə)r/, South African English

/məˈnɪə/

Forms: 1800s– meneer, 1900s– meineer. Also (in sense 1) with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans meneer.

Etymology: < Afrikaans meneer (South African Dutch meneer ) < Dutch mijnheer mynheer n.

South African.

1. As a title of, or polite or respectful form of address to, an Afrikaans man: mister (Mr), sir. Also substituted by a speaker for the name of an Afrikaans man, or for the pronoun which would stand for this name. Cf. baas n.Also used more generally in representations of Afrikaans speech.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English

Messer1566

signory1585

signor1592

signore1594

mynheer1605

signorship1633

tuan1779

Bwana1860

meneer1899

oga1917

Thakin1920

sayyid1964

1899 D. Blackburn Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp 32 ‘Meneer Prinsloo,’ said he, ‘show me where this water is got.’

1910 J. Runcie Idylls by Two Oceans 115 Come to de house, de Missis is awake. Come inside, meineer.

1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn i. 5 What are these questions that you torment me with, meneer?

1946 Cape Times 16 Nov. 4 Meneer is a strange man.

1956 A. Sampson Drum 184 A white policeman demanded his permit. ‘I haven't got one, meneer.’ (It always annoys an Afrikaans policeman to be called meneer—mister—and not baas.)

1974 J. Matthews Park 73 ‘Meneer Du Toit,’ the farmer stiffened at the omission of the customary ‘baas’ and looked hard at Herman.

1987 L. Beake Strollers 87 ‘Meneer,’ he said slowly. ‘Can Meneer help that small madboy.’

2001 C. Hope Heaven Forbid xvii. 158 Dr Verwoerd gave Gordon his hand. ‘Good afternoon, meneer. Thanks for bringing the child yourself.’

2. An Afrikaans man.

ΚΠ

1948 Cape Argus 9 Aug. 9/5 The meneer found those spoons... Mr. Erlank swung back to the constable. ‘Did you find spoons there?’ he asked.

1981 Voice (S. Afr.) 29 Apr. 2 Some outstanding meneers..made an unsuccessful attempt to get their voices heard at New York's Security Council of the United Nations.

1997 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 28 Feb. The meneer said he needed the R34 he invested in the muti.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meneer
释义	meneern. Brit. /mᵻˈnɪə/, U.S. /məˈnɪ(ə)r/, South African English /məˈnɪə/ Forms: 1800s– meneer, 1900s– meineer. Also (in sense 1) with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans meneer. Etymology: < Afrikaans meneer (South African Dutch meneer ) < Dutch mijnheer mynheer n. South African. 1. As a title of, or polite or respectful form of address to, an Afrikaans man: mister (Mr), sir. Also substituted by a speaker for the name of an Afrikaans man, or for the pronoun which would stand for this name. Cf. baas n.Also used more generally in representations of Afrikaans speech. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English Messer1566 signory1585 signor1592 signore1594 mynheer1605 signorship1633 tuan1779 Bwana1860 meneer1899 oga1917 Thakin1920 sayyid1964 1899 D. Blackburn Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp 32 ‘Meneer Prinsloo,’ said he, ‘show me where this water is got.’ 1910 J. Runcie Idylls by Two Oceans 115 Come to de house, de Missis is awake. Come inside, meineer. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn i. 5 What are these questions that you torment me with, meneer? 1946 Cape Times 16 Nov. 4 Meneer is a strange man. 1956 A. Sampson Drum 184 A white policeman demanded his permit. ‘I haven't got one, meneer.’ (It always annoys an Afrikaans policeman to be called meneer—mister—and not baas.) 1974 J. Matthews Park 73 ‘Meneer Du Toit,’ the farmer stiffened at the omission of the customary ‘baas’ and looked hard at Herman. 1987 L. Beake Strollers 87 ‘Meneer,’ he said slowly. ‘Can Meneer help that small madboy.’ 2001 C. Hope Heaven Forbid xvii. 158 Dr Verwoerd gave Gordon his hand. ‘Good afternoon, meneer. Thanks for bringing the child yourself.’ 2. An Afrikaans man. ΚΠ 1948 Cape Argus 9 Aug. 9/5 The meneer found those spoons... Mr. Erlank swung back to the constable. ‘Did you find spoons there?’ he asked. 1981 Voice (S. Afr.) 29 Apr. 2 Some outstanding meneers..made an unsuccessful attempt to get their voices heard at New York's Security Council of the United Nations. 1997 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 28 Feb. The meneer said he needed the R34 he invested in the muti. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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