…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]… *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nabob" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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】。… ※「nabob」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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