河馬

See also: 河马

Chinese

river horse; surname
trad. (河馬) 河 馬
simp. (河马) 河 马

Pronunciation

Noun

河馬

  1. hippopotamus; hippo

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (河馬):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
河 馬
か
Grade: 5		 ば
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Calque of Dutch revierpaard, obsolete form of rivierpaard (literally “river horse”), attested in Doeff-Halma Dictionary mainly edited in 1816-1817 and published in 1833 ().

河馬カバ

Pronunciation

Noun

河馬 (hiragana かば, katakana カバ, rōmaji kaba)

  1. a hippopotamus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as カバ.

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
河馬

Noun

河馬 • (hama) (hangeul 하마)

  1. Hanja form? of 하마 (“hippopotamus”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
河馬

Noun

河馬

  1. Hán tự form of hà mã, “hippopotamus”
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