rukhn.

Brit.

/rʌk/, U.S.

/rək/

Forms: 1800s– rukh, 1900s– ruk.

Origin: A borrowing from Panjabi. Etymon: Panjabi rakkh.

Etymology: < Panjabi rakkh, rakh protection, land reserved by government, reserve for grass, game, etc. < Sanskrit rakṣā protection, preservation (see rakhi n.). Compare Hindi rakh reserve for grass, game, etc.

Indian English. Now rare.

In South Asia, esp. the Punjab: wasteland, wilderness; (also) a forest; a forest reserve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land

wold786

frith?826

woodland869

woodc897

rough1332

foresta1375

firth?a1400

weald1544

bocage1644

parkland1649

bush1780

sylvanry1821

forestry1823

belting1844

rukh1856

treescape1885

bush1912

1856 Rep. Flax Operations 1855 in Sel. Rec. Govt. India 89 The suggestions..of turning rukh or waste lands to use for such purposes [sc. for testing fibre-producing plants].

1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 191 He made no pretence at keeping a garden, for the rukh swept up to his door.

1928 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 443/1 It was a week or two before General Devi Deen came again for our ride through the ruk.

1978 K. Gordon Emerald Peacock xi. 129 When she heard the..wild laughter of men unaccustomed to power, Goki would move even deeper into the rukh, the wilderness, and lie quiet until they had passed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rukh
释义	rukhn. Brit. /rʌk/, U.S. /rək/ Forms: 1800s– rukh, 1900s– ruk. Origin: A borrowing from Panjabi. Etymon: Panjabi rakkh. Etymology: < Panjabi rakkh, rakh protection, land reserved by government, reserve for grass, game, etc. < Sanskrit rakṣā protection, preservation (see rakhi n.). Compare Hindi rakh reserve for grass, game, etc. Indian English. Now rare. In South Asia, esp. the Punjab: wasteland, wilderness; (also) a forest; a forest reserve. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land wold786 frith?826 woodland869 woodc897 rough1332 foresta1375 firth?a1400 weald1544 bocage1644 parkland1649 bush1780 sylvanry1821 forestry1823 belting1844 rukh1856 treescape1885 bush1912 1856 Rep. Flax Operations 1855 in Sel. Rec. Govt. India 89 The suggestions..of turning rukh or waste lands to use for such purposes [sc. for testing fibre-producing plants]. 1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 191 He made no pretence at keeping a garden, for the rukh swept up to his door. 1928 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 443/1 It was a week or two before General Devi Deen came again for our ride through the ruk. 1978 K. Gordon Emerald Peacock xi. 129 When she heard the..wild laughter of men unaccustomed to power, Goki would move even deeper into the rukh, the wilderness, and lie quiet until they had passed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
随便看	grexit grey grey amber grey amice grey antimony grey antimony ore grey area grey arsenic grey astrakhan grey band grey bark grey bass grey bird grey body grey box grey bread grey cast iron grey cells grey cloak grey cobalt grey copper grey copper ore grey crow grey crowned crane grey currawong