pongan.

Brit.

/ˈpɒŋ(ɡ)ə/, U.S.

/ˈpɔŋ(ɡ)ə/,

/ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)ə/, New Zealand English

/ˈpoŋʌ/,

/ˈpɒŋ(ɡ)ə/

Forms:

α. 1700s– ponga, 1800s pongo, 1800s ponja, 1800s– punga.

β. Chiefly South Island 1800s– bunga, 1800s– bungy, 1900s– bunger.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori ponga.

Etymology: < Maori ponga.Variation between initial p and initial b arises from non-Maori perceptions of Maori /p/ (unaspirated) as [p] or [b].

More fully ponga fern. The New Zealand tree fern Cyathea dealbata (family Cyatheaceae), having fronds with a silvery-white underside. Frequently attributive. Also: the wood or foliage of this tree fern.

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vegetable lamb1650

ponga1777

fern-tree1827

mamaku1837

tree-fern1846

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. ii. ii. 509 These men pointed out a species of fern-tree, which they called mamagboo..; and at the same time shewed the difference between this, and another kind of fern-tree, which they named ponga.

1832 G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 22 Sept. 793/2 This fern..is named Ponga by the natives, who use the trunks as posts in the erection of their houses.

1874 J. White Te Rou xi. 179 Round two sides and one end [of the hangis, or ovens] a ponga fence is put.

1892 E. S. Brookes Frontier Life xv. 139 The Survey department graded a zigzag track up the side to the top, fixing in punga steps.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 65/1 Bunga or Bungy,..a New Zealand settlers' corruption of the Maori word punga.

1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 232 It irks to go back to ponga whare and earthen floors.

1926 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 56 670 In some instances the Maori name has been adopted but corrupted:..‘bunger’ (now fortunately seldom heard) for ‘ponga’.

1935 ‘J. Guthrie’ Little Country iii. 58 Tall punga ferns spread their proud fronds.

1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 650/1 C[yathea] dealbata or ponga has distinctive whitish undersurfaces to the leaves.

1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. 16/8 (advt.) Genuine bush with pongas, totara and kauri surrounding this most impressive 4-brm contemporary home.

1999 C. Grimshaw Provocation viii. 122 Our leader beamed down over the clump of nikau palms and feathery ponga ferns growing in the middle of the roundabout.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ponga
释义	pongan. Brit. /ˈpɒŋ(ɡ)ə/, U.S. /ˈpɔŋ(ɡ)ə/, /ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)ə/, New Zealand English /ˈpoŋʌ/, /ˈpɒŋ(ɡ)ə/ Forms: α. 1700s– ponga, 1800s pongo, 1800s ponja, 1800s– punga. β. Chiefly South Island 1800s– bunga, 1800s– bungy, 1900s– bunger. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori ponga. Etymology: < Maori ponga.Variation between initial p and initial b arises from non-Maori perceptions of Maori /p/ (unaspirated) as [p] or [b]. More fully ponga fern. The New Zealand tree fern Cyathea dealbata (family Cyatheaceae), having fronds with a silvery-white underside. Frequently attributive. Also: the wood or foliage of this tree fern. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > tree-ferns vegetable lamb1650 ponga1777 fern-tree1827 mamaku1837 tree-fern1846 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. ii. ii. 509 These men pointed out a species of fern-tree, which they called mamagboo..; and at the same time shewed the difference between this, and another kind of fern-tree, which they named ponga. 1832 G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 22 Sept. 793/2 This fern..is named Ponga by the natives, who use the trunks as posts in the erection of their houses. 1874 J. White Te Rou xi. 179 Round two sides and one end [of the hangis, or ovens] a ponga fence is put. 1892 E. S. Brookes Frontier Life xv. 139 The Survey department graded a zigzag track up the side to the top, fixing in punga steps. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 65/1 Bunga or Bungy,..a New Zealand settlers' corruption of the Maori word punga. 1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 232 It irks to go back to ponga whare and earthen floors. 1926 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 56 670 In some instances the Maori name has been adopted but corrupted:..‘bunger’ (now fortunately seldom heard) for ‘ponga’. 1935 ‘J. Guthrie’ Little Country iii. 58 Tall punga ferns spread their proud fronds. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 650/1 C[yathea] dealbata or ponga has distinctive whitish undersurfaces to the leaves. 1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. 16/8 (advt.) Genuine bush with pongas, totara and kauri surrounding this most impressive 4-brm contemporary home. 1999 C. Grimshaw Provocation viii. 122 Our leader beamed down over the clump of nikau palms and feathery ponga ferns growing in the middle of the roundabout. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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