牛馬

See also: 牛马

Chinese

ox; cow; bull horse; surname
trad. (牛馬) 牛 馬
simp. (牛马) 牛 马

Pronunciation


Noun

牛馬

  1. oxen and horses; beasts of burden

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
牛 馬
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
ば
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 牛馬/牛马 (ngjuw mæX, literally “ox + horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

牛(ぎゅう)馬(ば) • (gyūba) ←ぎうば (giuba)?

  1. oxen and horses, beasts of burden

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
牛 馬
うし
Grade: 2
うま
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 牛 (ushi, “ox”) +‎ 馬 (uma, “horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

牛(うし)馬(うま) • (ushiuma) 

  1. a small breed of horse, extinct since 1947

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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