powisn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊɪs/,

/ˈpaʊɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊɪs/,

/ˈpoʊəs/

Forms:

α. 1700s powies, 1700s powese, 1800s powise, 1800s– powis, 1900s– powisce.

β. 1800s paui, 1800s powee, 1900s– powie.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch paauwies, pauwis, pauwies.

Etymology: < Suriname Dutch paauwies (1763 or earlier), pauwis (1770 or earlier), pauwies (1835 or earlier; also powese (1796; apparently influenced by English), powis , powees (both 1854 or earlier)), of uncertain origin, probably ultimately < Dutch pauw , †paauw peacock (see po n.¹), perhaps after an (unidentified) Papiamentu word, or perhaps via an (unattested) Papiamentu borrowing of the Dutch word: see note. Compare earlier pauxi n. (compare also the Spanish and post-classical Latin forms cited at that entry).For the apparent motivation of the Dutch name, compare the following quot.:1763 M. Houttuyn Natuurlyke Hist. I. v. 345 De Paauwiesen worden dus geheeten, om dat zy gestalte niet alleen veel naar een Paauw zweemen, maar ook de Pennen van hunne Staart kunnen opzetten gelyk de Kalkoenen. Inzonderheid heeft zulks ook plaats ten opzigt van de Veeren, die op den Kop hunne Kuif maaken. Zy vliegen gaarn hoog en springen van den eenen tak op den anderen in de Boomen, gelyk de Paauwen.[The curassows are so called because they do not only look very much like a peacock, but are also able to raise their tail feathers in a way similar to turkeys. This is especially true with regard to their crest feathers. They like to fly up high and jump from one branch to another in a tree, as peacocks do.] In form powisce perhaps after Suriname Dutch powisi (1908 or earlier as powiesie ; < Sranan powisi < Suriname Dutch paauwies , pauwies ). The β. forms apparently result from reanalysis of final -s, -se as a plural morpheme.

In Guyana: a curassow.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Cracidae > member of genus Crax (curassow) > types of

pauxi1678

cushew-bird1760

powis1764

red curassow?a1808

mutum1863

1764 Catal. Birds, Insects exhibiting at Spring-Gardens 9 Curacoa Birds, or Powies.

1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 175 The Peacock Pheasant of Guiana..called Powese by the Natives, from their cry, which is similar to that name.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. (1882) 27 Here are also two species of the Powise, or Hocco.

1880 W. H. Brett Legends & Myths Guiana 190 The Southern Cross is supposed by many clans to represent a Paui bird.

1898 H. Kirk Brit. Guiana Gloss. 352 Powis, curassow.

1903 G. W. Des Voeux My Colonial Service I. 73 Other birds such as powie (curassow).

1958 J. Carew Black Midas xii. 272 It was late afternoon and powisce and toucans were gathering in the tall trees beyond the hill to sleep.

1966 P. Sherlock W. Indian Folk-Tales 16 The powis felt that his whistle was too weak, too much like a feeble croak, and not impressive enough for the leader of all the animals.

1997 P. Melville Ventriloquist's Tale (1998) ii. 124 When that top star reaches its highest point in the sky you'll hear the powis bird cry—that grunting cough.

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

单词	powis
释义	powisn. Brit. /ˈpəʊɪs/, /ˈpaʊɪs/, U.S. /ˈpaʊɪs/, /ˈpoʊəs/ Forms: α. 1700s powies, 1700s powese, 1800s powise, 1800s– powis, 1900s– powisce. β. 1800s paui, 1800s powee, 1900s– powie. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch paauwies, pauwis, pauwies. Etymology: < Suriname Dutch paauwies (1763 or earlier), pauwis (1770 or earlier), pauwies (1835 or earlier; also powese (1796; apparently influenced by English), powis , powees (both 1854 or earlier)), of uncertain origin, probably ultimately < Dutch pauw , †paauw peacock (see po n.¹), perhaps after an (unidentified) Papiamentu word, or perhaps via an (unattested) Papiamentu borrowing of the Dutch word: see note. Compare earlier pauxi n. (compare also the Spanish and post-classical Latin forms cited at that entry).For the apparent motivation of the Dutch name, compare the following quot.:1763 M. Houttuyn Natuurlyke Hist. I. v. 345 De Paauwiesen worden dus geheeten, om dat zy gestalte niet alleen veel naar een Paauw zweemen, maar ook de Pennen van hunne Staart kunnen opzetten gelyk de Kalkoenen. Inzonderheid heeft zulks ook plaats ten opzigt van de Veeren, die op den Kop hunne Kuif maaken. Zy vliegen gaarn hoog en springen van den eenen tak op den anderen in de Boomen, gelyk de Paauwen.[The curassows are so called because they do not only look very much like a peacock, but are also able to raise their tail feathers in a way similar to turkeys. This is especially true with regard to their crest feathers. They like to fly up high and jump from one branch to another in a tree, as peacocks do.] In form powisce perhaps after Suriname Dutch powisi (1908 or earlier as powiesie ; < Sranan powisi < Suriname Dutch paauwies , pauwies ). The β. forms apparently result from reanalysis of final -s, -se as a plural morpheme. In Guyana: a curassow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Cracidae > member of genus Crax (curassow) > types of pauxi1678 cushew-bird1760 powis1764 red curassow?a1808 mutum1863 1764 Catal. Birds, Insects exhibiting at Spring-Gardens 9 Curacoa Birds, or Powies. 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 175 The Peacock Pheasant of Guiana..called Powese by the Natives, from their cry, which is similar to that name. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. (1882) 27 Here are also two species of the Powise, or Hocco. 1880 W. H. Brett Legends & Myths Guiana 190 The Southern Cross is supposed by many clans to represent a Paui bird. 1898 H. Kirk Brit. Guiana Gloss. 352 Powis, curassow. 1903 G. W. Des Voeux My Colonial Service I. 73 Other birds such as powie (curassow). 1958 J. Carew Black Midas xii. 272 It was late afternoon and powisce and toucans were gathering in the tall trees beyond the hill to sleep. 1966 P. Sherlock W. Indian Folk-Tales 16 The powis felt that his whistle was too weak, too much like a feeble croak, and not impressive enough for the leader of all the animals. 1997 P. Melville Ventriloquist's Tale (1998) ii. 124 When that top star reaches its highest point in the sky you'll hear the powis bird cry—that grunting cough. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1764
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