moorpunkyn.

Brit.

/mɔːˈpʌŋki/, U.S.

/mɔrˈpənki/

Forms: 1700s moorpungkey, 1700s moor-punkee, 1700s moor-punky, 1700s moor punky, 1800s moorpunky, 1800s morpunkee; also moorpunkey

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mor-paṅkhī.

Etymology: < Hindi mor-paṅkhī, lit. ‘resembling a peacock's wing’ (hence in senses ‘peacock-shaped, peacock-blue’) < mor-paṅkh peacock's wing ( < mor peacock ( < Sanskrit mayūra ) + -paṅkh wing ( < Sanskrit pakṣa : see punkah n.)) + -ī, feminine suffix forming adjectives.

Anglo-Indian. Now historical.

In India: a kind of pleasure boat used on the River Ganges, built in the shape of a peacock.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > pleasure vessel > [noun] > Indian pleasure vessel

moorpunky1767

1767 in J. Long Select. Rec. Govt. relating to Bengal (1869) 524 A few moorpungkeys and beauleahs for the service of Mahomed Reza Khan..25,000.0.0.

1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 253 Moor Punky. A country vessel of a peculiar construction, used for the conveyance of cotton and other bulky articles.

1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Morpunkee, a native pleasure~boat of the Ganges, elegantly decorated, and propelled by numerous paddles.

1991 I. Lewis Sahibs, Nabobs & Boxwallahs 168/1 Moorpunky, a pleasure-boat, peacock-shaped, formerly used on the Ganges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moorpunky
释义	moorpunkyn. Brit. /mɔːˈpʌŋki/, U.S. /mɔrˈpənki/ Forms: 1700s moorpungkey, 1700s moor-punkee, 1700s moor-punky, 1700s moor punky, 1800s moorpunky, 1800s morpunkee; also moorpunkey Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mor-paṅkhī. Etymology: < Hindi mor-paṅkhī, lit. ‘resembling a peacock's wing’ (hence in senses ‘peacock-shaped, peacock-blue’) < mor-paṅkh peacock's wing ( < mor peacock ( < Sanskrit mayūra ) + -paṅkh wing ( < Sanskrit pakṣa : see punkah n.)) + -ī, feminine suffix forming adjectives. Anglo-Indian. Now historical. In India: a kind of pleasure boat used on the River Ganges, built in the shape of a peacock. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > pleasure vessel > [noun] > Indian pleasure vessel moorpunky1767 1767 in J. Long Select. Rec. Govt. relating to Bengal (1869) 524 A few moorpungkeys and beauleahs for the service of Mahomed Reza Khan..25,000.0.0. 1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 253 Moor Punky. A country vessel of a peculiar construction, used for the conveyance of cotton and other bulky articles. 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Morpunkee, a native pleasure~boat of the Ganges, elegantly decorated, and propelled by numerous paddles. 1991 I. Lewis Sahibs, Nabobs & Boxwallahs 168/1 Moorpunky, a pleasure-boat, peacock-shaped, formerly used on the Ganges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1767
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