Menhirとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Either borrowed from French menhir, or from its etymon Breton maen-hir, compound of maen (“stone”) +‎ hir (“long”). Compare with Welsh maen hir, and Cornish men hir.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmɛnhɪə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈmɛnˌ(h)ɪ(ə)ɹ/
• ハイフネーション: men‧hir

名詞

menhir (plural menhirs)

1. (archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.

   Synonym: standing stone

   Hypernyms: monolith, megalith

   Hyponym: holestone

   Near-synonym: orthostat

   • 1963, Thomas Pynchon, “Confessions of Fausto Maijstral”, in V.: […], Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC, pages 310–311:

     [N]o time has passed since we lived in caves, grappled with fish at the reedy shore, buried our dead with a song, with red-ochre and pulled up our dolmens, temples and menhirs and standing stones to the glory of some indeterminate god or gods, […]

   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 39, in Earthly Powers, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, London: Penguin Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 280:

     On the coast tree ferns and pandanus palms. Inland termite menhirs seventeen feet high.

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