dacoityとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

dacoit +‎ -y

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /dəˈkɔɪti/

名詞

dacoity (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 dacoities)

1. (chiefly India, Myanmar) Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
   • 1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 15, in Kim‎^[1]:

     'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'

   • 1934, George Orwell, chapter 18, in Burmese Days‎^[2]:

     […] he had a most interesting anecdote to tell her […] about a dacoity that had happened in Sagaing in 1913.