馬尾

See also: 马尾

Chinese

		horse; surname	tail
trad. (馬尾)		馬	尾
simp. (马尾)		马	尾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mǎwěi [Phonetic: máwěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maawoei
  - IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ mei⁵
  - Yale: máh méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mäː¹³ mei̯¹³/

Noun

馬尾

horse's tail
ponytail (hairstyle)

Synonyms

(hairstyle): 馬尾辮／马尾辫 (mǎwěibiàn)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
馬	尾
ば Grade: 2	び Grade: S
on’yomi

May be from Middle Chinese compound 馬尾 (MC mˠa^X mʉi^X). The kan'on, so a borrowing from no earlier than the Heian period.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ばび [báꜜbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ba̠bʲi]

Noun

馬尾 (hiragana ばび, rōmaji babi)

a horsetail
horsehair, specifically from the tail
(anatomy) cauda equina

Synonyms

(horsehair from the tail): 馬 (ば)素 (す) (basu), 馬尾 (す) (su, see below)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
馬	尾
Grade: 2	Grade: S
Irregular

Apparently derived from 簀, 簾 (su, “latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer”), as horsehair was often used to make this.[2]

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) す [súꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) す [sù] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [sɨᵝ]

Noun

馬尾 (hiragana す, rōmaji su)

horsehair, specifically from the tail

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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