First published 1921; not fully revised
Zuñianadjective
Factsheet
Where does the adjective Zuñian come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the adjective Zuñian is in the 1880s.
OED's only evidence for Zuñian is from 1885, in Science.
Nearby entries
- Zulu, n. & adj.1824–
- Zulu, v.1882–
- Zuludom, n.1867–
- Zulu hat, n.1879–
- Zuluize, v.1852–
- Zulu time, n.1959–
- zumbador, n.1758–64
- zumbi, n.1704–
- zumboorukchee, n.1840–
- Zuñi, n.1834–
- Zuñian, adj.1885–
- zunyite, n.1885–
- zuppa, n.1961–
- Zurich, n.1870–
- Zuricher, n.1673–
- zurla, n.1940–
- zurlite, n.1826–
- zurna, n.1870–
- zurr, n.1803–
- zussmanite, n.1965–
- zut, int.1915–
Meaning & use
- 1885–See Zuñi n.Stressed as ˈZuñian.
- 1885
This clay model of the Zuñian owl.
Science 25 September 267/2
the world people ethnicity, race, or heritage Indigenous peoples of the Americas peoples of North America peoples in the South-Western United States [adjectives] Puebloan peoples- Papago1811–Of or relating to an Indigenous people of the desert regions of Arizona and Sonora in the south-western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Moqui1818–Of, or relating to, or designating the Moquis.
- Zuñian1885–
- Piman1891–Of, relating to, or designating a proposed family of languages including Pima–Papago, Opata, Cahita (Yaqui-Mayo), Cora, Tarahumara, Tepehuan, and…
- Pueblan1895–= Puebloan, adj.
- Puebloan1905–Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pueblo people or their culture.
- Tanoan1909–Of, pertaining to, or designating this linguistic group.
- Tewa1910–Of or pertaining to the Tewa or their language.
- Tohono O'odham1986–Of, relating to, or designating an Indigenous people of the desert regions of Arizona and Sonora in the south-western United States and northern…