馬頭
See also: 马头
Chinese
horse; surname | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (馬頭) | 馬 | 頭 | |
simp. (马头) | 马 | 头 |
Pronunciation
Noun
馬頭
- (literally) a horse's head
- (archaic) the head of a stableboy
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 馬頭 – see 碼頭 (“pier”). (This term, 馬頭, is a variant form of 碼頭.) |
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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馬 | 頭 |
め Grade: 2 | ず Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit अश्वशीर्ष (aśvaśīrṣa).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) めず [méꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [me̞zɨᵝ]
Proper noun
馬頭 • (Mezu) ←めづ (medu)?
- (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Horse-Head, one of the two guardians of hell
See also
- 牛頭馬頭 (Gozu Mezu)
- 牛頭 (Gozu)
- 馬頭琴 (batōkin)
- 馬頭星雲 (Batō Seiun)
- 馬頭観音 (Batō Kannon)