馬頭琴

See also: 马头琴

Chinese

a horse's head; the head of a stableboy qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (馬頭琴) 馬頭
simp. (马头琴) 马头

Etymology

Calque of Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠲᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠢ ᠲᠠᠢ
ᠬᠤᠭᠤᠷ
(morin toluɣai̯-tai̯ quɣur, literally fiddle with horse head).

Pronunciation


Noun

馬頭琴

  1. morin khuur; horsehead fiddle

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (馬頭琴):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 馬頭琴 (MC mˠaX dəu ɡˠiɪm).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(とう)(きん) (batōkin) 

  1. morin khuur (musical instrument)

Synonyms

  • モリンホール

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

馬頭琴 (madugeum) (hangeul 마두금)

  1. Hanja form? of 마두금 (morin khuur).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

馬頭琴

  1. chữ Hán form of mã đầu cầm (morin khuur).
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