牝馬
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Chinese[edit]
female | horse; surname | ||
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trad. (牝馬) | 牝 | 馬 | |
simp. (牝马) | 牝 | 马 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
牝馬
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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牝 | 馬 |
ひん Hyōgaiji |
ば Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 牝馬 (MC bjijX maeX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a later borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- mare (female horse)
Usage notes[edit]
- Now the most common term for mare in Japanese.
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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牝 | 馬 |
め Hyōgaiji |
うま Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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雌馬 |
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) めうま [méꜜùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) めうま [mèúmá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [me̞ɯ̟ᵝma̠]
Noun[edit]
- mare (female horse)
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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牝 | 馬 |
め Hyōgaiji |
ま Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 934 CE.[2]
Noun[edit]
- mare (female horse)
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References[edit]
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