zamangnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zamang mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zamang. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun zamang?
| 1810 | 0.01 |
| 1820 | 0.011 |
| 1830 | 0.011 |
| 1840 | 0.0099 |
| 1850 | 0.0079 |
| 1860 | 0.0067 |
| 1870 | 0.0054 |
| 1880 | 0.0048 |
| 1890 | 0.0025 |
| 1900 | 0.0011 |
| 1910 | 0.0006 |
| 1920 | 0.0002 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0002 |
| 1950 | 0.0002 |
| 1960 | 0.0002 |
| 1970 | 0.0002 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0003 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
How is the noun zamang pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zamang come from?
Earliest known use
1810s
The earliest known use of the noun zamang is in the 1810s.
OED's earliest evidence for zamang is from 1819, in a translation by Helen Maria Williams, writer.
zamang is a borrowing from an Indigenous language of South America.
Nearby entries
- Zairese, adj. & n.1974–
- Zairois, n. & adj.1973–
- zaitech, n.1986–
- zakat, n.1668–
- Zakka Khel, n.1860–
- zakuska, n.1885–
- zalambdodont, adj.1885–
- zalcitabine, n.1991–
- zamacueca, n.1855–
- Zamak, n.1926–
- zamang, n.1819–
- zamarra, n.1841–
- zama zama, n.2006–
- Zamazim, n.a1400–
- Zambian, adj. & n.1959–
- Zambianization, n.1964–
- Zambianize, v.1964–
- zambo, n.1819–
- Zamboni, n.1965–
- zambra, n.1672–
- zambuk, n.1906–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1819–A large ornamental leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman, suborder Mimoseæ) of tropical South America, having a spreading head of branches of immense extent.
- 1819
The famous zamang del Guayre, known throughout the province for the enormous extent of it's branches, which form a hemispheric head five hundred and seventy-six feet in circumference. The zamang is a fine species of mimosa,..The branches extend like an immense umbrella, and bend toward the ground, from which they remain at a uniform distance of twelve or fifteen feet.
H. M. Williams, translation of A. von Humboldt, Personal Narrative of Travels vol. IV. 116 - 1852
The zamang is a species of mimosa,..the leaves of this giant of nature are as small and delicate as those of the silver-willow.
E. Sullivan, Rambles N. & South Amer. 400
the world plants particular plants cultivated or valued plants particular cultivated or ornamental plants cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs [nouns] other ornamental trees or shrubs- ambrosieOld English–1754Ambrosia (in various mythological and related senses). In early use also: a medicinal plant, perhaps wood sage (cf. ambrose, n. 1).
- minced pie1739= mince pie, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
- Christmas bush1750–a. A rapidly growing tropical American shrub, Chromolaena odorata (family Asteraceae), having aromatic foliage and panicles of white tubular…
- black-gum1785Any of several North American trees of the genus Nyssa (family Nyssaceae); esp. N. sylvatica, chiefly of eastern and southern areas, sometimes…
- Nandina1787–A monotypic genus of shrubs of the family Berberidaceae, characterized by bipinnate leaves, panicles of small white flowers, and red or purple…
- allamanda1789–Any of various shrubs and lianas constituting the tropical American genus Allamanda (family Apocynaceae); esp. any of several cultivated varieties of…
- restio1796–Any of various reed-like plants of, or formerly of, the genus Restio (family Restionaceae), superficially resembling horsetails, chiefly native to…
- moutan1808–The tree peony Paeonia suffruticosa, a large shrub bearing white or pink magenta-blotched flowers, which is native to China and Bhutan and from…
- tree peony1811–= moutan, n.
- snowberry1815–A rubiaceous shrub (Chiococca racemosa), native to the West Indies and Florida, cultivated as a greenhouse or hothouse plant.
- aucuba1819–A well-known hardy evergreen diœcious shrub (Aucuba Japonica, family Cornaceæ), with laurel-like leaves usually blotched with pale yellow, grown for…
- zamang1819–A large ornamental leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman, suborder Mimoseæ) of tropical South America, having a spreading head of branches of…
- Deutzia1837–A genus of shrubs (family Saxifragaceæ), natives of China and Japan, cultivated for the beauty of their white flowers. D. gracilis is a well-known…
- spotted laurel1841–An evergreen shrub, Aucuba japonica, native to China, Korea, and Japan but widely cultivated elsewhere as a garden plant, having red berries and…
- ground-jasmine1848–Passerina Stelleri (Treasury Bot. 1866).
- nandin1866–The celestial bamboo or nandina (cf. Nandina, n.).
- heavenly bamboo1871–= Nandina, n.
- spathodea1873–The African tulip tree, Spathodea campanulata, of the evergreen family Bignoniaceae, grown as an ornamental throughout the tropics for its…
- Escallonia1882–A genus of flowering shrubs (family Saxifragaceæ) found in the temperate parts of South America.
- nanten1884–= nandin, n.
- African tulip tree1891–A large tropical African tree, Spathodea campanulata (family Bignoniaceae), with bright red flowers, widely grown in tropical climates for…
- handkerchief tree1900–a. A decorative arrangement of handkerchiefs in the form of a tree, spec. such an arrangement on a stand, displayed for sale (now rare); b. the dove…
- o-matsu1916–The Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii, a valuable ornamental and timber tree. Also called kuro-matsu.
- Japanese pagoda tree1924–Sophora japonica, the scholar tree.
- dove tree1933–Davidia involucrata and its varieties.
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Forms
Variant forms
Also zaman, saman.Frequency
zamang typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zamang is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zamang, n., 1810–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1810 | 0.01 |
| 1820 | 0.011 |
| 1830 | 0.011 |
| 1840 | 0.0099 |
| 1850 | 0.0079 |
| 1860 | 0.0067 |
| 1870 | 0.0054 |
| 1880 | 0.0048 |
| 1890 | 0.0025 |
| 1900 | 0.0011 |
| 1910 | 0.0006 |
| 1920 | 0.0002 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0002 |
| 1950 | 0.0002 |
| 1960 | 0.0002 |
| 1970 | 0.0002 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0003 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |