河馬

See also: 河马

Chinese

		river	horse; surname
trad. (河馬)		河	馬
simp. (河马)		河	马
anagram		馬河／马河

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 河馬

1. hippopotamus; hippo

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (河馬):

• → Korean: 하마(河馬) (hama)
• → Vietnamese: hà mã (河馬)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
河	馬
か Grade: 5	ば Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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

• Homophones: 樺, 蒲, カバ

Noun

河(か)馬(ば) or 河馬(カバ) • (kaba) 

1. a hippopotamus

Derived terms

• コビトカバ

Usage notes

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.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
河	馬

Noun

河馬 • (hama) (hangeul 하마)

1. hanja form^? of 하마 (“hippopotamus”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
河	馬

Noun

河馬

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