Chinese edit

donkey horse; surname
trad. (驢馬)
simp. (驴马)

Pronunciation edit


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Particularly: “Wenzhou”

Noun edit

驢馬

  1. (Wenzhounese) mule (offspring of a donkey and a horse)

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

 ロバ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
馿馬 (extended shinjitai)

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()() or 驢馬(ロバ) (roba

  1. a donkey (domestic animal)

Usage notes edit

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ロバ.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN