馬素

Japanese
Kanji in this term
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.

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Noun

馬素 (hiragana ばす, rōmaji basu)

  1. horsehair, specifically from the tail

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References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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