馬尾

See also: 马尾

Chinese
horse; surname tail
trad. (馬尾) 馬 尾
simp. (马尾) 马 尾

Pronunciation

Noun

馬尾

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

Proper noun

馬尾

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
馬 尾
ば
Grade: 2		 び
Grade: S
kan’on

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

Pronunciation

Noun

馬(ば)尾(び) • (babi) 

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

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
馬 尾
す
Grade: 2 Grade: S
jukujikun

Apparently derived from 簀, 簾 (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(す) • (su) 

  1. horsehair, specifically from the tail

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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