nabob

Japanese: nabob
nabob

…As a result, the British, who were expanding into India at that time, negotiated directly with the Nawabs of each region. The word Nawab was corrupted and adopted into English as nabob, and was used to mean a very wealthy person who had returned from India. [Yasuyuki Koname]…

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Japanese:

…それに伴い,当時インドに進出しつつあったイギリスは,各地方のナワーブと直接交渉した。なお,ナワーブの語がなまって〈ネーボブnabob〉として英語にとり入れられ,〈インド帰りの大金持ち〉などの意味で用いられた。【小名 康之】。…

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