Adivasin.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɑːdᵻˈvɑːsi/,

/ˈɑːdᵻˌvɑːsi/, U.S.

/ˌɑdəˈvɑsi/,

/ˈɑdəˌvɑsi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit ādivāsī, ādivāsin.

Etymology: < modern Sanskrit ādivāsī, nominative of ādivāsin, literally ‘original inhabitant’ < ādi beginning, origin + vāsin dweller (ultimately < vas to dwell: see be v.).

A. n.

A member of any of the tribal peoples living in India before the arrival of the Aryans in the second millennium b.c.; (also) a descendant of these peoples. Cf. Dalit n., tribal n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Indian > [noun] > other peoples of India > person

Jat1622

Maratha1744

Moplah1787

Mleccha1793

Gurkha1811

Swati1815

Naga1835

Manipuri1837

Malayali1856

Ho1860

Mahsud1873

Adivasi1941

1941 A. V. Thakkar Probl. Aborigines in India 2 We can ill afford to allow such a huge population as that of the Adivasis to remain any longer illiterate, ignorant and labouring under..abject poverty.

1967 Economist 9 Dec. 1060/1 They have to devote special attention to massive sections of the people, like Harijans (untouchables); Adivasis (tribals); [etc.].

2005 New Internationalist Mar. 25/2 The hungry Adivasi in Chattisgarh, the uprooted peasant of Chiapas,..and the landless of Minas Gerais..: all these people want the same thing.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Adivasi.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Indian > [adjective] > pre-Aryan Indian peoples

Munda1854

Adivasi1953

1953 Times 28 Sept. 5/2 More than 400 Adivasi women..took part in a..movement at Dhagamdal,..as the opening phase in the peasant campaign.

1979 Times of India 17 Aug. 5/6 The Union government has evolved a number of schemes for the development of fisheries, dairies and poultry in Adivasi areas in various parts of the country.

2004 India (Insight Guides) (ed. 7) 173 The fascinating exhibition galleries have displays of Adivasi art, woodcarving and textiles.

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

单词	adivasi
释义	Adivasin.adj. Brit. /ˌɑːdᵻˈvɑːsi/, /ˈɑːdᵻˌvɑːsi/, U.S. /ˌɑdəˈvɑsi/, /ˈɑdəˌvɑsi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit ādivāsī, ādivāsin. Etymology: < modern Sanskrit ādivāsī, nominative of ādivāsin, literally ‘original inhabitant’ < ādi beginning, origin + vāsin dweller (ultimately < vas to dwell: see be v.). A. n. A member of any of the tribal peoples living in India before the arrival of the Aryans in the second millennium b.c.; (also) a descendant of these peoples. Cf. Dalit n., tribal n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Indian > [noun] > other peoples of India > person Jat1622 Maratha1744 Moplah1787 Mleccha1793 Gurkha1811 Swati1815 Naga1835 Manipuri1837 Malayali1856 Ho1860 Mahsud1873 Adivasi1941 1941 A. V. Thakkar Probl. Aborigines in India 2 We can ill afford to allow such a huge population as that of the Adivasis to remain any longer illiterate, ignorant and labouring under..abject poverty. 1967 Economist 9 Dec. 1060/1 They have to devote special attention to massive sections of the people, like Harijans (untouchables); Adivasis (tribals); [etc.]. 2005 New Internationalist Mar. 25/2 The hungry Adivasi in Chattisgarh, the uprooted peasant of Chiapas,..and the landless of Minas Gerais..: all these people want the same thing. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Adivasi. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Indian > [adjective] > pre-Aryan Indian peoples Munda1854 Adivasi1953 1953 Times 28 Sept. 5/2 More than 400 Adivasi women..took part in a..movement at Dhagamdal,..as the opening phase in the peasant campaign. 1979 Times of India 17 Aug. 5/6 The Union government has evolved a number of schemes for the development of fisheries, dairies and poultry in Adivasi areas in various parts of the country. 2004 India (Insight Guides) (ed. 7) 173 The fascinating exhibition galleries have displays of Adivasi art, woodcarving and textiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1941
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