河馬

Japanese

A picture of a hippopotamus.

Kanji in this term
河	馬

Etymology

From 河 meaning "river" + 馬 meaning "horse".

Noun

河馬 (hiragana かば, katakana カバ, romaji kaba)

1. a hippopotamus, a hippo, a river horse
2. a sea cow

Usage notes

• The kanji spelling 河馬 is rarely used, and never used in science. The katakana カバ is more common, especially in scientific contexts.

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Korean

Hanja in this word
河	馬

Noun

河馬 (hama)

1. Hanja form^? of 하마, “hippopotamus”.

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Mandarin

simpl.		河马
trad.		河馬

Noun

河馬 (traditional, Pinyin hémǎ, simplified 河马)

1. hippopotamus; hippo

Derived terms

• 倭河馬