馬素
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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馬 | 素 |
ば Grade: 2 | す Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
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
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ばす [báꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
- IPA(key): [ba̠sɨᵝ]
Alternative forms
- 馬尾毛
Noun
馬素 (hiragana ばす, rōmaji basu)
- horsehair, specifically from the tail
Synonyms
- 馬尾 (su)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9