单词 | namburi |
释义 | † Namburin. Obsolete. = Nambudiri n. ΚΠ 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxv. 309 The Nambouries are the first in both Capacities of Church and State, and some of them are Popes, being sovereign Princes in both. 1807 F. H. Buchanan Journey through Mysore II. 426 The Namburis eat no kind of animal food, and drink no spirituous liquors. a1819 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. (ed. 2) I. 248 The Namburis are the Brahmins of Malabar, who consider themselves so high a caste, that they will neither eat nor drink with those of the northern provinces. 1883 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 12 288 The Namburis and other Malayālam Brahmans are the special priests of the Malabar Coast. 1897 H. K. Beauchamp tr. J. A. Dubois Hindu Manners I. 17 Amongst these..people..is another distinct caste called Namburi, which observes one abominable and revolting custom. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1727 |
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