🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

母马

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mǔmǎ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mare/mɛər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"母马在草地上奔跑。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An adult female horse.

    "The mare galloped gracefully across the field."
  2. 2

    A term used in folklore to describe a nightmare or a creature that sits on the chest of sleepers.

    "She woke up feeling as if a mare had been pressing down on her during the night."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mare' originates from Old English 'mære', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*mērō', and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European root '*mā́r', meaning 'to be wet'. Historically, it has evolved to refer specifically to a female horse, reflecting its agricultural significance in early societies.

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