beetelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

beetel (usually uncountable, plural beetels)

1. Archaic spelling of betel.
   • 1816, The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 6, F. and C. Rivington, page 490:

     Mention is made of a battle at p. 389, in which the rajah appeared on an elephant, in a chair covered with a canopy set with precious stones, and that he had two beautiful slave girls with him, one to serve him with wine and the other with beetel leaf and areca nut.

   • 1825, Thomas Smith, The History and Origin of the Missionary Societies, etc. (Appendix.), T. Kelly, page 244:

     She held a small basket, having beetel leaves in it, with one hand, and with the other, whilst walking seven times round the grave, she distributed sugar-plums, and shells, called cowries, among the crowd, who appeared extremely anxious to catch those consecrated donations.

   • 1834, New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, E.W. Allen, page 346:

     The patient who would cure himself of fever and headache must scatter black sand, and offer camphor, sandal, flowers, beetel leaves, and all sorts of fragrance; two arches should be formed, wreathed with plantain leaves on both sides, and a cock should be sacrificed as a victim on the occasion.

   • 2004, Henry Pottinger, The Great Game: Britain and Russia in Central Asia, Routledge, page 389:

     When we returned to the house in which we resided, we were visited by several merchants from Mooltan and Shikapoor*, with whom we had a great deal of chat on different subjects connected with trade; and after treating them with Beetel, or Areca nut, and cloves, which is the practice here, sent them away, deeply impressed with a favourable notion of our commercial skills and abilities.

派生語

• beetel leaf
• beetel nut