河馬

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See also: 河马

Chinese[edit]

river horse; surname
trad. (河馬)
simp. (河马)
anagram 馬河马河
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Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

河馬

  1. hippopotamus; hippo

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (河馬):
  • Korean: 하마(河馬) (hama)
  • Vietnamese: hà mã (河馬)

Japanese[edit]

 カバ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Dutch revierpaard, obsolete form of rivierpaard (literally river horse), attested in Doeff-Halma Dictionary mainly edited in 1816-1817 and published in 1833 ([1]).

河馬(カバ)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()() or 河馬(カバ) (kaba

  1. a hippopotamus

Usage notes[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カバ.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

河馬 (hama) (hangeul 하마)

  1. Hanja form? of 하마 (hippopotamus).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun[edit]

河馬

  1. chữ Hán form of hà mã (hippopotamus).