馬頭琴

See also: 马头琴

Chinese

		a horse's head; the head of a stableboy	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (馬頭琴)		馬頭	琴
simp. (马头琴)		马头	琴

Etymology

Calque of Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠲᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠢ ᠲᠠᠢ
ᠬᠤᠭᠤᠷ (morin toluɣai-tai quɣur, literally “fiddle with horse head”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎtóuqín

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎtóuqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎtóucín
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-tʻou²-chʻin²
  - Yale: mǎ-tóu-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatourchyn
  - Palladius: матоуцинь (matoucinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴
  - Yale: máh tàuh kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ teo⁴ kem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

馬頭琴

morin khuur; horsehead fiddle

Synonyms

莫林胡爾／莫林胡尔
綽爾／绰尔 (chuò'ěr)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (馬頭琴):

→ Japanese: 馬頭琴(ばとうきん) (batōkin)
→ Korean: 마두금(馬頭琴) (madugeum)
→ Vietnamese: mã đầu cầm (馬頭琴)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬	頭	琴
ば Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 馬頭琴 (MC maeX duw gim).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ばとーきん [bàtóꜜòkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ba̠to̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

馬(ば)頭(とう)琴(きん) • (batōkin)

morin khuur (musical instrument)

Synonyms

モリンホール

Korean

Hanja in this term
馬	頭	琴

Noun

馬頭琴 • (madugeum) (hangeul 마두금)

hanja form^? of 마두금 (“morin khuur”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
馬	頭	琴

Noun

馬頭琴

chữ Hán form of mã đầu cầm (“morin khuur”)