mongoose的词源

英文词源

mongoose (n.)

"snake-killing ichneumon of India," 1690s, perhaps via Portuguese, from an Indic language (such as Mahrathi mangus "mongoose"), probably ultimately from Dravidian (compare Telugu mangisu, Kanarese mungisi, Tamil mangus). The form of the English word altered by folk-etymology.

中文词源

mongoose：猫鼬

来自南印度泰卢固语mumgisa.拼写受英语影响俗化。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：mongoose 词源，mongoose 含义。