单词 | padma |
释义 | padman. 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. ΘΚΠ 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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