英语词汇“topi-wallah”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

topi-wallah n.

/ˌtəʊpɪˈwɒlə/

/təʊpiːˈwɑːlɑː/ (also topee-wallah, topee-wala) [ < Hindi ṭopīwālā, one who wears a hat, < topī + wallah n. fellow] the Indian name for a European, because he wears a hat.The term is used ‘by the natives with a shade of disparagement’, while ‘all persons claiming European blood’ take pride ‘in wearing a hat’ (Yule at topaz). R. Drummond says that in his time (before 1808), Topeewala and Puggrywala were used in Gujarat and the Mahratta country for ‘European’ and ‘Native’. So ‘the author of the Persian Life of Hydur Naik calls Europeans Kalāh-posh hat-wearers’ (Yule at).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun]

Roumia1576

European1578

Feringhee1634

topi-wallah1826

continental1828

continentalist1834

Dutchman1857

Atlanticist1885

roundeye1955

mainland European1975

Euro1980

1826 W. B. Hockley Pandurang Hari I. vi. 88 It was now evident we should have to encounter the Topee Wallas.

1834 A. Prinsep Baboo I. viii. 126 The Topee-walas are within matchlock shot of this grove!

1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah iii. 50 The idea got about that they were to be forcibly turned into topee-wallahs, hat-fellows, a synonym for the hated name of Frank or Christian.

单词	topi-wallah
释义	> as lemmas topi-wallah topi-wallah n. /ˌtəʊpɪˈwɒlə//təʊpiːˈwɑːlɑː/ (also topee-wallah, topee-wala) [ < Hindi ṭopīwālā, one who wears a hat, < topī + wallah n. fellow] the Indian name for a European, because he wears a hat.The term is used ‘by the natives with a shade of disparagement’, while ‘all persons claiming European blood’ take pride ‘in wearing a hat’ (Yule at topaz). R. Drummond says that in his time (before 1808), Topeewala and Puggrywala were used in Gujarat and the Mahratta country for ‘European’ and ‘Native’. So ‘the author of the Persian Life of Hydur Naik calls Europeans Kalāh-posh hat-wearers’ (Yule at). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun] Roumia1576 European1578 Feringhee1634 topi-wallah1826 continental1828 continentalist1834 Dutchman1857 Atlanticist1885 roundeye1955 mainland European1975 Euro1980 1826 W. B. Hockley Pandurang Hari I. vi. 88 It was now evident we should have to encounter the Topee Wallas. 1834 A. Prinsep Baboo I. viii. 126 The Topee-walas are within matchlock shot of this grove! 1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah iii. 50 The idea got about that they were to be forcibly turned into topee-wallahs, hat-fellows, a synonym for the hated name of Frank or Christian. extracted from topin.¹ < as lemmas
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