uhlan

英 ['uːlɑːn; 'juː-; ʊ'lɑːn] 美['ʊlɑn]
  • n. 枪骑士(旧时德国和波兰的)

英文词源


uhlan (n.)
type of cavalryman, 1753, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan "a lancer," from Turkish oghlan "a youth." For sense evolution, compare infantry.