nooin.

Brit.

/nɔɪ/, U.S.

/nɔɪ/, South African English

/nɔɪ/

Forms: 1800s noë, 1900s– noi, 1900s– nôi, 1900s– nooi, 1900s– noy.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch nooi; Afrikaans nooi.

Etymology: < South African Dutch nooi and its reflex Afrikaans nooi female employer, single Afrikaner woman, girlfriend, perhaps partly < Malay nona , nonah single woman and partly < Malay nonya , nyonya married woman (see Nonya n.).It has also been suggested that the South African Dutch and Afrikaans word is derived < Portuguese noiva bride. If there is a relationship with Malay, it could also be ultimately derived < Chinese jian (Wade-Giles transcription chien ), glossed ‘child’ by Mathews (with regional readings including nö ), or < niáng ma, mum, mother, form of address for an elderly married woman, young woman, a reduplicated form of which may have given rise to Malay nyonya (see Nonya n.).

South African.

A female employer; also as a term of respect used by a subordinate to address a woman in authority.Used as the female equivalent of baas (baas n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > employer > [noun] > other specific employers

piecemaster1747

nooi1850

ship-worker?1881

1850 R. G. G. Cumming Hunter's Life I. 54 The kind-hearted noë, or lady of the farm..informed me that she had an excellent recipe for sunburn.

1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been (1913) 43 Abdol..was diligently cutting up berry-wax preparatory to..producing such a floor-polish as would satisfy even this new and particular nooi.

1917 S. T. Plaatje Native Life 86 ‘Well, Nooi,’ assented the Natives with some relief, ‘if you say it is all right, then it must be so.’

1963 J. Packer Home from Sea 149 Marriage, birth, death. These fundamental events had been shared in the families of the nooi and her domestics.

1982 A. Brink Chain of Voices 124 To me he was subservient. Yes, Nooi, No, Nooi. Right, Nooi.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nooi
释义	nooin. Brit. /nɔɪ/, U.S. /nɔɪ/, South African English /nɔɪ/ Forms: 1800s noë, 1900s– noi, 1900s– nôi, 1900s– nooi, 1900s– noy. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch nooi; Afrikaans nooi. Etymology: < South African Dutch nooi and its reflex Afrikaans nooi female employer, single Afrikaner woman, girlfriend, perhaps partly < Malay nona , nonah single woman and partly < Malay nonya , nyonya married woman (see Nonya n.).It has also been suggested that the South African Dutch and Afrikaans word is derived < Portuguese noiva bride. If there is a relationship with Malay, it could also be ultimately derived < Chinese jian (Wade-Giles transcription chien ), glossed ‘child’ by Mathews (with regional readings including nö ), or < niáng ma, mum, mother, form of address for an elderly married woman, young woman, a reduplicated form of which may have given rise to Malay nyonya (see Nonya n.). South African. A female employer; also as a term of respect used by a subordinate to address a woman in authority.Used as the female equivalent of baas (baas n.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > employer > [noun] > other specific employers piecemaster1747 nooi1850 ship-worker?1881 1850 R. G. G. Cumming Hunter's Life I. 54 The kind-hearted noë, or lady of the farm..informed me that she had an excellent recipe for sunburn. 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been (1913) 43 Abdol..was diligently cutting up berry-wax preparatory to..producing such a floor-polish as would satisfy even this new and particular nooi. 1917 S. T. Plaatje Native Life 86 ‘Well, Nooi,’ assented the Natives with some relief, ‘if you say it is all right, then it must be so.’ 1963 J. Packer Home from Sea 149 Marriage, birth, death. These fundamental events had been shared in the families of the nooi and her domestics. 1982 A. Brink Chain of Voices 124 To me he was subservient. Yes, Nooi, No, Nooi. Right, Nooi. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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