馬素

Japanese
Kanji in this term
馬 素
ば
Grade: 2		 す
Grade: 5
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
馬尾毛

Etymology

Appears to be a compound of 馬 (ba, “horse”) +‎ 素 (su, “raw material”).[1][2]

The su element also appears in some references[1][3] as 馬尾 (su, “horsehair, specifically from the tail”), apparently deriving from 簀, 簾 (su, “latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer”), as horsehair was often used to make this.

Pronunciation

Noun

馬(ば)素(す) • (basu) 

  1. horsehair, specifically from the tail

Synonyms

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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