† Moorsn.adj.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Dutch. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Dutch Moors ; Moor n.², English -s , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: Either < Dutch Moors (see Moorish adj.²), or < Moor n.² + -s (see -ish suffix¹), after Scots adj. and n. Compare Mussulmans n., Malays n.The latter explanation is suggested by Yule and Burnell ( Hobson-Jobson (1886) 447/1), who refer to the parallel forms Malabars for Tamil (compare Malabar n. 2), Bengals for Bengali, Indostans for Hindustani (compare quot. 1772 at Hindustani n. 1), and Turks for Turkish.

Anglo-Indian. Obsolete.

Hindustani; Urdu. Also as adj. Cf. Moorish adj.² 2.

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1767 J. Rennell Let. 10 Mar. in H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson (1886) 448/1 The politest Language is the Moors or Mussulmans and Persian.

1787 Ann. Reg. 1784–5 Antiquities 81/2 The Hindostanic, or as it is vulgarly termed in India, the Moors language.

1796 G. Hadley (title) A compendious grammar of the current corrupt dialect of the jargon of Hindostan (commonly called Moors); with a vocabulary, English and Moors, Moors and English.

1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. x. 53 Speaking scarce any thing but Moors.

1883 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Langs. Afr. I. ix. 97 Forty years ago in India in Military circles a man who knew the Vernacular of British India was said to know ‘the Moors’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	moors
释义	† Moorsn.adj. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Dutch. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Dutch Moors ; Moor n.², English -s , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: Either < Dutch Moors (see Moorish adj.²), or < Moor n.² + -s (see -ish suffix¹), after Scots adj. and n. Compare Mussulmans n., Malays n.The latter explanation is suggested by Yule and Burnell ( Hobson-Jobson (1886) 447/1), who refer to the parallel forms Malabars for Tamil (compare Malabar n. 2), Bengals for Bengali, Indostans for Hindustani (compare quot. 1772 at Hindustani n. 1), and Turks for Turkish. Anglo-Indian. Obsolete. Hindustani; Urdu. Also as adj. Cf. Moorish adj.² 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > central languages > Urdu Moors1767 Mussulmans1767 Urdu1796 1767 J. Rennell Let. 10 Mar. in H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson (1886) 448/1 The politest Language is the Moors or Mussulmans and Persian. 1787 Ann. Reg. 1784–5 Antiquities 81/2 The Hindostanic, or as it is vulgarly termed in India, the Moors language. 1796 G. Hadley (title) A compendious grammar of the current corrupt dialect of the jargon of Hindostan (commonly called Moors); with a vocabulary, English and Moors, Moors and English. 1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. x. 53 Speaking scarce any thing but Moors. 1883 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Langs. Afr. I. ix. 97 Forty years ago in India in Military circles a man who knew the Vernacular of British India was said to know ‘the Moors’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.adj.1767
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