馬鹿

See also: 马鹿

Chinese

		horse; surname	deer
trad. (馬鹿)		馬	鹿
simp. (马鹿)		马	鹿

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎlù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ luk^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎlù
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-lu⁴
  - Yale: mǎ-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maaluh
  - Palladius: малу (malu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    馬路／马路
    馬陸／马陆
    馬鹿／马鹿
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ luk^6-2
  - Yale: máh lúk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ luk^9-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ lug^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 馬鹿

horse and deer
red deer
(Japanese) fool

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	鹿
ば Grade: 2	か Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

馬鹿 on Japanese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

莫迦

Etymology

Possibly a transcription of Sanskrit मोह (moha, “folly”), used as a slang term among monks.^[1]^[2]^[3] Alternatively, arising from the same root as Old Japanese 痴 (woko, modern oko, “stupidity, ridiculousness”), also sometimes used as ateji for Sanskrit मोह (moha).

The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

馬(ば)鹿(か) or 馬鹿(バカ) • (baka) -na (adnominal 馬(ば)鹿(か)な (baka na), adverbial 馬(ば)鹿(か)に (baka ni))

foolish, idiotic, stupid, ridiculous
- 1988 October 20, Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)22話(わ)　麻(ま)里(り)亜(あ)の心(こころ) [Chapter 22: Maria’s Heart]”, in スローステップ(SLOW STEP) [SLOW STEP], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 149:
  
  あなた目(め)悪(わる)くない
  Anata me waruku nai
  You have very bad eyesight, don’t you?
  バカなこというなよ　ボクサーだぜ　目(め)のよさは折(お)り紙(がみ)つきだよ　きみのほうがぜったいにかわいいよ！
  Baka na koto iu na yo Bokusā da ze Me no yosa wa origamitsuki da yo Kimi no hō ga zettai ni kawaii yo!
  That’s ridiculous! I’m a boxer! I have certifiably flawless eyesight! You definitely are prettier!
  はい　はい
  Hai hai
  Sure, sure
useless; futile

Inflection

Inflection of 馬鹿

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	馬鹿だろ	ばかだろ	baka daro
Continuative (連用形)	馬鹿で	ばかで	baka de
Terminal (終止形)	馬鹿だ	ばかだ	baka da
Attributive (連体形)	馬鹿な	ばかな	baka na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	馬鹿なら	ばかなら	baka nara
Imperative (命令形)	馬鹿であれ	ばかであれ	baka de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	馬鹿ではない馬鹿じゃない	ばかではないばかじゃない	baka de wa nai baka ja nai
Informal past	馬鹿だった	ばかだった	baka datta
Informal negative past	馬鹿ではなかった馬鹿じゃなかった	ばかではなかったばかじゃなかった	baka de wa nakatta baka ja nakatta
Formal	馬鹿です	ばかです	baka desu
Formal negative	馬鹿ではありません馬鹿じゃありません	ばかではありませんばかじゃありません	baka de wa arimasen baka ja arimasen
Formal past	馬鹿でした	ばかでした	baka deshita
Formal negative past	馬鹿ではありませんでした馬鹿じゃありませんでした	ばかではありませんでしたばかじゃありませんでした	baka de wa arimasen deshita baka ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	馬鹿で	ばかで	baka de
Conditional	馬鹿なら（ば）	ばかなら（ば）	baka nara (ba)
Provisional	馬鹿だったら	ばかだったら	baka dattara
Volitional	馬鹿だろう	ばかだろう	baka darō
Adverbial	馬鹿に	ばかに	baka ni
Degree	馬鹿さ	ばかさ	bakasa

Noun

馬(ば)鹿(か) or 馬鹿(バカ) • (baka)

a fool, an idiot
- 2008 April 20 [2008 March 31], Hidekaz Himaruya, “Meeting of the World”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], 3rd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN:
  俺は反対だ！そんな現実味のない案賛成できるか！それとlearnedって言うな！何だよlearnedってlearntだバカ！
  Ore wa hantai da! Sonna genjitsumi no nai an sansei dekiru ka! Sore to learnedtte iu na! Nan da yo learned tte learnt da baka!
  I disagree! Who would approve such a nonsensical idea⁉ And stop saying ‘learned’! It’s ‘learnt’, not ‘learned’, you fool!
- 2006 November 7, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)百二十七訓(くん)　クーラーはタイマーで切(き)れるようにしてから寝(ね)ないと風邪(かぜ)ひくよ [Lesson 127: Set the Timer to Automatically Turn off Air-Con When You Sleep or You’ll Get a Cold]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) (銀(ぎん)魂(たま)) [Silver Soul], volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  
  なんでよりによって
  Nan de yori ni yotte
  But why her of all people
  バカはカゼひかないって言(い)…
  Baka wa kaze hikanaitte i…
  They say idiots never get colds, ri…
uselessness, futility
a tool used for counting coins

Descendants

Chinese: 八嘎 (bāga)
English: baka

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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[1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[2] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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