pounamun.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊnəmuː/,

/pəʊˈnɑːmuː/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊnəˌmu/,

/ˌpoʊˈnɑmu/, New Zealand English

/ˈpʌunʌmu/,

/ˈpʌunəmuː/

Forms: 1700s poonammoo, 1700s poonamoo, 1800s poeanámy, 1800s poenamu, 1800s ponamu, 1800s punamu, 1800s– pounamu.

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

Etymology: < Maori pounamu. Compare mere pounamu n. at mere n.⁶ Compounds.

New Zealand.

In New Zealand: nephrite, jade. Cf. greenstone n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > jade > [noun]

nephritic stone1653

greenstone1658

jade1728

pounamua1771

jade-stone1775

nephrite1794

jadeite1868

ox-stone1877

kawa-kawa1880

mutton fat1912

spinach jade1958

a1771 S. Parkinson Jrnl. Voy. S. Seas (1773) ii. 119 On his ears hung a bunch of teeth, and an ear-ring of Poonamoo, or green stone.

1773 Parkinson's Jrnl. Voy. S. Seas ii. 130 (caption) A Wedge or Chisel, made of the green stone, or Poonammoo, as they call it.

1926 J. Cowan Trav. in N.Z. II. 84 Here is an appropriate moment to tell the story of the jadeite or pounamu which first won celebrity for the West Coast.

1941 A. Sutherland Numismatic Hist. N.Z. 8 The best pounamu pendants were worn by the chiefs.

1978 S. E. Natusch Acheron 159 Greenstone was picked up at Anita bay—takiwai, not the esteemed pounamu.

1996 J. Davidson in D. C. Starzecka Maori Art & Culture i. 19 Among the most distinctive Maori ornaments in the eighteenth century were breast and ear pendants of pounamu.

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

单词	pounamu
释义	pounamun. Brit. /ˈpəʊnəmuː/, /pəʊˈnɑːmuː/, U.S. /ˈpoʊnəˌmu/, /ˌpoʊˈnɑmu/, New Zealand English /ˈpʌunʌmu/, /ˈpʌunəmuː/ Forms: 1700s poonammoo, 1700s poonamoo, 1800s poeanámy, 1800s poenamu, 1800s ponamu, 1800s punamu, 1800s– pounamu. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori pounamu. Etymology: < Maori pounamu. Compare mere pounamu n. at mere n.⁶ Compounds. New Zealand. In New Zealand: nephrite, jade. Cf. greenstone n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > jade > [noun] nephritic stone1653 greenstone1658 jade1728 pounamua1771 jade-stone1775 nephrite1794 jadeite1868 ox-stone1877 kawa-kawa1880 mutton fat1912 spinach jade1958 a1771 S. Parkinson Jrnl. Voy. S. Seas (1773) ii. 119 On his ears hung a bunch of teeth, and an ear-ring of Poonamoo, or green stone. 1773 Parkinson's Jrnl. Voy. S. Seas ii. 130 (caption) A Wedge or Chisel, made of the green stone, or Poonammoo, as they call it. 1926 J. Cowan Trav. in N.Z. II. 84 Here is an appropriate moment to tell the story of the jadeite or pounamu which first won celebrity for the West Coast. 1941 A. Sutherland Numismatic Hist. N.Z. 8 The best pounamu pendants were worn by the chiefs. 1978 S. E. Natusch Acheron 159 Greenstone was picked up at Anita bay—takiwai, not the esteemed pounamu. 1996 J. Davidson in D. C. Starzecka Maori Art & Culture i. 19 Among the most distinctive Maori ornaments in the eighteenth century were breast and ear pendants of pounamu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1771
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