safari English · revision 1639

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /səˈfɑːɹ.i/^(Wiktionary)

+

+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|sw|safari|t=journey, expedition]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|ar|سفر|tr=safar|t=journey]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) with the adjective ''safarī'' “of a journey”,^(AHD)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) from the verb ''safara'' “to travel, set out”.^(AHD)

+

+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A journey or expedition across country in East Africa, often lasting days or weeks, especially for hunting (1860 in the OED, 1890 in Barnhart and Etymonline, with earlier use as a foreign word).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word also meant the hunting party or caravan itself, with its guides and equipment (1890).^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) From 1908 it was used as a verb, to go on safari.^(OED 1989) It has been extended to any long or adventurous journey,^(RHWU)^(OED 1989) and from the 1920s to clothing suitable for safaris, such as the ''safari jacket''.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+

+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1860 – a cross-country expedition (OED).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1868 – Merriam-Webster's date.^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1890 – the hunting party or caravan.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1908 – verb.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1920s – of clothing.^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An overland [[expedition]], especially one for hunting or viewing wild animals in eastern Africa.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # The people, animals and equipment forming such an expedition; a [[caravan]].^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Any long or adventurous journey.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+

+ ===Verb===

+ # To go on a safari.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+

+ ==Word family==

+ * [[safari jacket]]

+ * [[safari park]]

+

+ ==Related words==

+ * [[caravan]]

+ * [[trek]]

+

+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}