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单词 padma
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padman.

Brit. /ˈpadmə/, U.S. /ˈpædmə/
Forms: 1700s– padma, 1800s padmi (irregular).
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit padma.
Etymology: < Sanskrit padma lotus.
1. The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera; the flower of this plant. Also: an emblematic representation of the flower.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies
edockec1000
water rose?a1300
mead-flower?a1350
water beanc1400
water coltsfoot14..
nenuphar?a1425
water lily?a1425
lotec1487
lotusc1487
nymphaea1543
water-can1622
can-dock1661
lotus flower1710
pond lily1748
Indian lotus1797
padma1799
Nuphar1822
beaver-root1832
splatterdock1832
frog-lily1845
brandy-bottle1846
Victoria1846
water nymph1848
lotus lily1857
cow-lily1862
pool lily1902
1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 3 310 The Hindus were superficial botanists, and gave the same appellation to plants of different classes, as the word Lotos, indeed, was applied by the Greeks to the common Padma, or water lily, and to the celebrated fruit of the Lotophagi, which had no relation to it.
1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. I. 321 The principal Boodh..holds the padmi or lotus.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Padma..[E. Ind.], the true lotus.
1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 598 Padma, brighter and sweetster, this flower that bells, it is our hour or risings.
1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot i. ii. 98 Each of the chakras (literally, wheels) has a padma or lotus-flower attached to it.
2003 Hindu (Nexis) 8 July Cave I is famous for its Avalokiteswara Padmapani (as the figure holds a lotus—padma in its hands).
2. Chiefly attributive. In India: used as the first element in the titles of various awards.The titles were probably originally intended to designate the holder; no actual lotus emblem is involved.
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society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > others
Samian letter1616
A1651
Tetragrammaton1656
arrow1744
arrowhead1832
wind1847
scarlet letter1850
sun wheel1865
sacred axe1866
rising sun1868
crow's foot1871
Easter rabbit1881
hexagram1882
sun sign1882
Easter bunny1900
Staffordshire knot1908
sinsigna1914
tectiform1921
padma1954
smiley face1957
happy face1971
lexigram1973
emoticon1988
smiley1989
1954 India News 21 Aug. 4/2 The Padma Vibhushan Pahela Varg (first class) has been awarded to Mr B. G. Kher.
1984 R. E. Hawkins Common Indian Words in Eng. 70 Indian civil decorations are called the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
2003 Hindu (Nexis) 26 Jan. The Government came out with a list of 92 Padma awardees on the eve of Republic Day with four Padma Vibhushans, 34 Padma Bhushans and 54 Padma Shris.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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