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- manikin[manikin 词源字典]
- manikin: see man
[manikin etymology, manikin origin, 英语词源] - manikin (n.)
- 1560s, "jointed figure used by artists," from Dutch manneken, literally "little man," diminutive of Middle Dutch man (see man (n.)). Sense and spelling often blended with mannequin.
- pannikin (n.)
- "small metal cup," 1823, described as a Suffolk dialect word, from pan (n.) + diminutive suffix -kin.
- kinnikinnick
- "A substance used by North American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, typically consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of willow or dogwood", Late 18th century: from a Delaware (Unami) word meaning 'admixture'.
- minikin
- "Small; insignificant", Mid 16th century: from Dutch minneken, from minne 'love' + -ken -kin.