muningan.

Brit.

/mʊˈnɪŋɡə/, U.S.

/mʊˈnɪŋɡə/

Forms: 1800s mininga, 1900s– mninga, 1900s– m'ninga, 1900s– muninga.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Nyamwezi. Or (ii) a borrowing from Zigua. Etymons: Nyamwezi mninga; Zigua mninga.

Etymology: < Nyamwezi mninga or its cognate Zigua mninga, perhaps partly via southern Swahili.mninga has three syllables, with the stress on the penultimate.

Any of several trees of the genus Pterocarpus (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)) found in southern Africa, esp. the kiaat, P. angolensis.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > woods of leguminous trees

rosewood1660

partridge-wood1830

pyinkado1832

partridge cane1843

pheasant wood1852

koko1862

itaka-wood1866

queenwood1873

muninga1888

bubinga1912

sucupira1924

wenge1963

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 46/1 Amongst the useful timber trees may be noticed the..mininga, lignum vitae, and ebony.

1939 Handbk. Empire Timbers (Forest Products Res. Board) 113 Muninga—Pterocarpus angolensis... Occurs scattered in the forests of Tanganyika Territory, Portuguese East Africa and parts of Rhodesia.

1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 159 Muninga—Pterocarpus angolensis. Other names..kajat, kajatenhout, kiatt (Union of South Africa).

1980 Daily Tel. 3 June 17/5 There is a six-seater, drop-leaf, circular dining table made in wild cherrywood, oak or muninga (an East African timber of a distinctive reddish-brown colour).

1998 Wood & Wood Products (Nexis) Mar. 30 Angola padauk..comes from East Africa and is also known as muninga. The tree grows to an average height of 60 feet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muninga
释义	muningan. Brit. /mʊˈnɪŋɡə/, U.S. /mʊˈnɪŋɡə/ Forms: 1800s mininga, 1900s– mninga, 1900s– m'ninga, 1900s– muninga. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Nyamwezi. Or (ii) a borrowing from Zigua. Etymons: Nyamwezi mninga; Zigua mninga. Etymology: < Nyamwezi mninga or its cognate Zigua mninga, perhaps partly via southern Swahili.mninga has three syllables, with the stress on the penultimate. Any of several trees of the genus Pterocarpus (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)) found in southern Africa, esp. the kiaat, P. angolensis. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > woods of leguminous trees rosewood1660 partridge-wood1830 pyinkado1832 partridge cane1843 pheasant wood1852 koko1862 itaka-wood1866 queenwood1873 muninga1888 bubinga1912 sucupira1924 wenge1963 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 46/1 Amongst the useful timber trees may be noticed the..mininga, lignum vitae, and ebony. 1939 Handbk. Empire Timbers (Forest Products Res. Board) 113 Muninga—Pterocarpus angolensis... Occurs scattered in the forests of Tanganyika Territory, Portuguese East Africa and parts of Rhodesia. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 159 Muninga—Pterocarpus angolensis. Other names..kajat, kajatenhout, kiatt (Union of South Africa). 1980 Daily Tel. 3 June 17/5 There is a six-seater, drop-leaf, circular dining table made in wild cherrywood, oak or muninga (an East African timber of a distinctive reddish-brown colour). 1998 Wood & Wood Products (Nexis) Mar. 30 Angola padauk..comes from East Africa and is also known as muninga. The tree grows to an average height of 60 feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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