馬騮
See also: 马骝
Chinese
horse; surname | bay horse with black mane | ||
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trad. (馬騮) | 馬 | 騮 | |
simp. (马骝) | 马 | 骝 | |
alternative forms | 馬留/马留 馬流/马流 獁騮/犸骝 馬嘍/马喽 嗎嘍/吗喽 |
Etymology
Unknown. Some possibilities for the etymology:
Pronunciation
Noun
馬騮
- (chiefly Cantonese, Pinghua, dialectal Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin, Zhongshan Min, Pingnan Min) monkey (Classifier: 隻/只 c)
- (chiefly Cantonese, endearing) monkey; little monkey (used for children, subordinates, etc.)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 猴子 (“monkey”) [map]
Descendants
- → Macanese: malau
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