牝馬

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Chinese

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female horse; surname
trad. (牝馬)
simp. (牝马)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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牝馬

  1. (literary) mare; female horse

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (牝馬):
  • Japanese: (ひん)() (hinba)
  • Korean: 빈마(牝馬) (binma)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ひん
Hyōgai

Grade: 2
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 牝馬 (MC bjijX maeX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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 牝馬 on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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(ひん)() (hinba

  1. mare (female horse)
Usage notes
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  • Now the most common term for mare in Japanese.

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
うま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
雌馬

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(うま) (meuma

  1. mare (female horse)

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 934 CE.[2]

Noun

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()() (mema

  1. mare (female horse)

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 牝馬”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006