English Dictionary

pingo

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɪŋɡəʊ/

名詞

スリランカ英語 古風

(Sri Lanka, dated) A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.

日本語の意味

（古いスリランカの用語）肩に担ぎ、両端に荷物を吊るして運ぶために用いる、柔軟な棒

The farmer slung a pingo across his shoulder, balancing a basket of rice at each end as he walked to the market.

農夫は肩に天秤棒をかけ、両端に米の入ったかごをぶら下げて市場へ向かった。

意味（1）

(Sri Lanka, dated) A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.

This done, he [an elephant] took up the pingo and moved away from the spot; but at the distance of about a fathom or two, laid it down again, and ripping open one of the bundles, took out of it all the contents, somans [footnote: Woman's robe], cambāyas [footnote: The figured cloth worn by men], handkerchiefs, and several pieces of white cambrick cloth, all which he tore to small pieces, and flung them wildly here and there. He did the same with all the other pingoes.

意味（2）

(Sri Lanka, dated) A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation).

Upon reaching this quantity, the tribute decreased one pingo annually until the number was reduced to five.

pingoes （ plural ）

pingos （ plural ）