縞馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縞	馬
しま Jinmeiyō	うま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

斑(しま)馬(うま) (shimauma)

Etymology

縞 (shima, “stripe”) +‎ 馬 (uma, “horse”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しまうま [shìmáúmá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɕima̠ɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

縞(しま)馬(うま) • (shimauma)

a zebra (African animal)

Derived terms

山(ヤマ)縞(シマ)馬(ウマ) (yamashimauma)
グレビー縞(シマ)馬(ウマ) (Gurebī shimauma)

References

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

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