randjien.

Brit.

/ˈranki/,

/ˈrantʃi/, U.S.

/ˈrænki/,

/ˈræntʃi/, South African English

/ˈraɪŋki/

Forms: 1800s– randje, 1800s– randjie, 1900s– rankie, 1900s– rantje, 1900s– rantjie.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch randje.

Etymology: < South African Dutch randje, randtje small hill, ridge (Afrikaans rantjie , †randtje , †randje ), spec. sense development of Dutch randje , †randtje edge, margin (1726 or earlier) < rand rand n.² + -je, diminutive suffix (in South African Dutch also -jie; Afrikaans -jie).The Afrikaans pronunciation of the second syllable is now generally /ki/; the British English pronunciation reflects the older Afrikaans pronunciation with a palatal plosive, /ci/. The spelling rankie reflects the Afrikaans pronunciation /ˈraɪŋki/.

South African.

A narrow ridge of rocky ground; a low hill; a rise. Cf. rand n.² 1.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > rocky ridge

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a1878 J. Montgomery Reminisc. (1981) 98 I saw some wagons drawn up; these had shortly before come through the river, and were outspanned on the randjie.

1889 Argus Ann. & Cape of Good Hope Directory 849/1 Stony hills and knolls—known locally as randjes and spitskops.

1914 L. H. Brinkman Breath of Karroo i. 17 Every few miles, randjes, or low stony hills, stretched across the plains.

1944 V. Pohl Adventures Boer Family i. 11 There were roebuck in the rantjies.

1949 M. Leigh Cross of Fire v. 99 The track climbed the randjie on which we stood and petered down again into the darkness.

1963 S. Cloete Rags of Glory 389 They held kopje and rankie till they became untenable, and then slipped away on their veld-raised ponies.

1984 Fair Lady (Cape Town) 18 Apr. 84 Because he knew every randjie and every kloof, his men were in position and ready for action hours before anyone else.

1991 A. Phelps Sunshine & Shadows 36 Even a rider takes quite a time to go across, but suddenly he reaches the randjie and dips out of sight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	randjie
释义	randjien. Brit. /ˈranki/, /ˈrantʃi/, U.S. /ˈrænki/, /ˈræntʃi/, South African English /ˈraɪŋki/ Forms: 1800s– randje, 1800s– randjie, 1900s– rankie, 1900s– rantje, 1900s– rantjie. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch randje. Etymology: < South African Dutch randje, randtje small hill, ridge (Afrikaans rantjie , †randtje , †randje ), spec. sense development of Dutch randje , †randtje edge, margin (1726 or earlier) < rand rand n.² + -je, diminutive suffix (in South African Dutch also -jie; Afrikaans -jie).The Afrikaans pronunciation of the second syllable is now generally /ki/; the British English pronunciation reflects the older Afrikaans pronunciation with a palatal plosive, /ci/. The spelling rankie reflects the Afrikaans pronunciation /ˈraɪŋki/. South African. A narrow ridge of rocky ground; a low hill; a rise. Cf. rand n.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > rocky ridge rock bar1832 rand1839 randjiea1878 riegel1909 protalus1934 a1878 J. Montgomery Reminisc. (1981) 98 I saw some wagons drawn up; these had shortly before come through the river, and were outspanned on the randjie. 1889 Argus Ann. & Cape of Good Hope Directory 849/1 Stony hills and knolls—known locally as randjes and spitskops. 1914 L. H. Brinkman Breath of Karroo i. 17 Every few miles, randjes, or low stony hills, stretched across the plains. 1944 V. Pohl Adventures Boer Family i. 11 There were roebuck in the rantjies. 1949 M. Leigh Cross of Fire v. 99 The track climbed the randjie on which we stood and petered down again into the darkness. 1963 S. Cloete Rags of Glory 389 They held kopje and rankie till they became untenable, and then slipped away on their veld-raised ponies. 1984 Fair Lady (Cape Town) 18 Apr. 84 Because he knew every randjie and every kloof, his men were in position and ready for action hours before anyone else. 1991 A. Phelps Sunshine & Shadows 36 Even a rider takes quite a time to go across, but suddenly he reaches the randjie and dips out of sight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1878
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