单词 | talapoin |
释义 | talapoin[ tal-uh-poin ] / ˈtæl əˌpɔɪn / nouna small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa. Origin of talapoin1580–90; <French, special use (originally jocular) of talapoin Buddhist monk <Mon tɔelaʔ pian (written tīla puin) Buddha, literally, the Lord of Merit (Old Mon tirlaaʾ lord + Pali puñña merit) Words nearby talapoinTakoradi, tal., tala, Talabani, Talaing, talapoin, talaq, Talara, talaria, Talassio, Talaud Islands Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for talapoin
British Dictionary definitions for talapointalapoin / (ˈtæləˌpɔɪn) / nounthe smallest of the guenon monkeys, Cercopithecus talapoin, of swampy central W African forests, having olive-green fur and slightly webbed digits (in Myanmar and Thailand)
Word Origin for talapoinC16: from French, literally: Buddhist monk, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon tala pōi our lord; originally jocular, from the appearance of the monkey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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