馬尾

See also: 马尾

Chinese

horse; surname tail
trad. (馬尾)
simp. (马尾)

Pronunciation


Noun

馬尾

  1. horse's tail
  2. ponytail (hairstyle)

Proper noun

馬尾

  1. () Mawei (a district of Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
kan’on

May be from Middle Chinese compound 馬尾 (MC maeX mj+jX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a borrowing from no earlier than the Heian period.

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (babi) 

  1. a horsetail
  2. horsehair, specifically from the tail
  3. (anatomy) cauda equina
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Grade: S
jukujikun

Apparently derived from , (su, latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer), as horsehair was often used to make this.[2]

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

馬尾() • (su) 

  1. horsehair, specifically from the tail

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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