Chinese

Noun

馬頭

1. a horse's head
2. (archaic) the head of a stableboy

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

馬頭

1. (archaic) Alternative form of 碼頭: a dock; a pier

Japanese

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit अश्वशीर्ष ‎(aśvaśīrṣa).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) め​ず [méꜜzù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [me̞zɯᵝ]

Proper noun

馬頭 ‎(hiragana めず, romaji Mezu, historical hiragana めづ)

1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Horse-Head, one of the two guardians of ****

Derived terms

• 牛頭馬頭

See also

• 馬頭琴
• 馬頭星雲
• 馬頭観音
• 牛頭