† Moluccasn.

Forms: 1600s Molucus.

Origin: Probably from a place name, combined with a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: proper name Molucca, Dutch -s.

Etymology: Probably < Molucca (see Molucca n.) + Dutch -s (see Moors n. and discussion at that entry), although a parallel Dutch form is not found in the passage translated in quot. 1619

Obsolete. rare.

Any of the Austronesian languages spoken in the Molucca Islands.

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Moluccas1619

Formosan1704

Sunda1816

Melanesian1849

Sundanese1849

Lifu1852

Bajau1869

Ambonese1875

Acehnese1882

Kiriwinian1916

Tolai1962

Moluccan1977

1619 W. Phillip tr. W. C. Schouten Relation Wonderfull Voiage 31 We..called to them in Spanish, Molucus, Iauan, and our owne Netherland speech [Du. in Spaensche, Maleysche, Javaensche ende onse Nederduytsche sprache].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	moluccas
释义	† Moluccasn. Forms: 1600s Molucus. Origin: Probably from a place name, combined with a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: proper name Molucca, Dutch -s. Etymology: Probably < Molucca (see Molucca n.) + Dutch -s (see Moors n. and discussion at that entry), although a parallel Dutch form is not found in the passage translated in quot. 1619 Obsolete. rare. Any of the Austronesian languages spoken in the Molucca Islands. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > other Austronesian Moluccas1619 Formosan1704 Sunda1816 Melanesian1849 Sundanese1849 Lifu1852 Bajau1869 Ambonese1875 Acehnese1882 Kiriwinian1916 Tolai1962 Moluccan1977 1619 W. Phillip tr. W. C. Schouten Relation Wonderfull Voiage 31 We..called to them in Spanish, Molucus, Iauan, and our owne Netherland speech [Du. in Spaensche, Maleysche, Javaensche ende onse Nederduytsche sprache]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1619
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