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pidgin
English
Etymology
From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East.
All attestations of pidgin from the first half of the nineteenth century given in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary mean “business; an action, occupation, or affair” (the earliest being from 1807).
Other suggested derivations include:
- Hebrew ?????????? (pidyón, “exchange; trade; redemption”)
- Chinese pronunciation of Portuguese ocupação (“occupation; business”)
- South Seas pronunciation of beach
- Portuguese baixo (“low”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?.d??n/
- (US) enPR: p?j??n, IPA(key): /?p?.d??n/
- Rhymes: -?d??n, -?d??n
- Homophone: pigeon
Noun
pidgin (countable and uncountable, plural pidgins)
- (linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- (archaic, idiomatic) A person's business, occupation, work, or trade (also spelt as pigeon)
Usage notes
- Some pidgins that have developed into creoles nevertheless (confusingly) retain the word "pidgin" in their names.
Synonyms
- baragouin
Derived terms
- West African Pidgin Portuguese
- pidginisation
- pidginise
- pidginization
- pidginize
Related terms
- pidgin English
- Pijin
- Tok Pisin
Translations
See also
- creole
- Creole
References
Further reading
- Pidgin English - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?i.d???n/
Noun
pidgin m inan
- (linguistics) Alternative spelling of pid?yn.
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) pidginowy
Further reading
- pidgin in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- pidgin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
pidgin m (plural pidgins)
- (linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pidxin/, [?pið?.x?n]
Noun
pidgin m (plural pidgins or pidgin)
- (linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)
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