Merlion

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Often Merlion: a symbolic creature having the head of a lion and the body of a fish, which is a national symbol of Singapore; an image, statue, or other depiction of this creature.

   “Like Changi Airport or the Merlion, Singlish is something that is quintessentially Singaporean. It is a dialect that everyone speaks and understands and is something that could provide the cornerstone for a unifying cultural identity.”

2. isim A fictional creature of similar make-up.

   “There were night penguins that emitted green light only when hunting in dark seas, and merlions whose manes were fringed with pallid lavender.”

3. isim A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet; a martlet.

   “He beareth two coats quarterly, with an Inſcocheon of pretence, viz. The firſt, per bend nebulee, Or and Sable, a Lion Rampant counterchained, by the name of Sympſon; The ſecond, Argent, a Feſſe, Gules, between three Merlions, or Sparhawks, Sable, beaks and legs, Or, by the name of Oneſlow; […]”

4. isim Alternative form of merlin (“a small falcon, Falco columbarius”).

   “The gentle falcon, that with its feet distraineth / The kingës hand; the hardy sperhawke eke, / The quailës foe; the merlion that paineth / Himself full oft the larkë for to seek; […]”

5. özel isim Alternative letter-case form of merlion (“imaginary creature that is a national symbol of Singapore”).

   “Like Changi Airport or the Merlion, Singlish is something that is quintessentially Singaporean. It is a dialect that everyone speaks and understands and is something that could provide the cornerstone for a unifying cultural identity.”