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Etymology
Related to Japanese 熊 (kuma, “bear”) and Old Korean *고마〮 (*kwòmá, “bear”) > Middle Korean 곰〯 (kwǒm). Beyond Korean and Japanese, compare also Old Chinese 熊 (OC *ɢʷlɯm).
Noun
金馬 (*kəma or *kuma or *komu or *kumu) (Nihon shoki 久麻 or クム or クマ or コム)
- bear
References
- John Bentley (2000) “New Look at Paekche and Korean: Data from Nihon shoki”, in Language Research, volume 36, number 2, Seoul National University, pages 417—443
- Alexander Vovin (2013) “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics, volume 15, number 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 222—240
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
金馬
- gold horse
- (literary) imperial court or capital
- Synonyms: 朝廷 (cháotíng), 帝都 (dìdū)
- (literary) Hanlin Academy scholar
- Synonym: 翰林 (Hànlín)
Proper noun
金馬
- (historical) (～門) a gate in the Han dynasty where literati waited for imperial orders
- (historical) (～署) imperial library of the Han dynasty
- (historical) Alternative term for 翰林院 (Hànlínyuàn, “Hanlin Academy”).
- (～地區) Fujian Province, Republic of China after 1949 (Short for 金門／金门 (Jīnmén) + 馬祖／马祖 (Mǎzǔ): “Kinmen and Matsu”.)
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