horse seahorse (Hippocampus) 51 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 43007)
type Complex derivation
language Ancient Greek
lexeme 1 ῐ̔́ππος + κάμπος
lexeme 2 ἱππόκαμπος
meaning 1 horse + sea-monster
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference LSJ
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 42991)
type Complex derivation
language Armenian
lexeme 1 ji (ձի) + juk (ձուկ)
lexeme 2 jiajuk (ձիաձուկ)
meaning 1 horse + fish
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=24&query=%D5%B1%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF

ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 42992)
type Complex derivation
language Armenian
lexeme 1 ji (ձի) + cov (ծով)
lexeme 2 covaji (ծովաձի)
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=24&query=%D5%AE%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B1%D5%AB

ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 43036)
type Complex derivation
language Belarusan
lexeme 1 канёк + марской
lexeme 2 марской канёк
meaning 1 little horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Slounik.org
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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 43037)
type Complex derivation
language Bulgarian
lexeme 1 конче + морски
lexeme 2 морско конче
meaning 1 little horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference RNBE
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ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 42996)
type Complex derivation
language Burmese
lexeme 1 mrang: (မြင်း) + re (ရေ)
lexeme 2 re-mrang: (ရေမြင်း)
meaning 1 horse + water
direction
meaning 2 sea horse
reference SEAlang Burmrse
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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 42998)
type Complex derivation
language Cantonese Chinese
lexeme 1 maa5 (馬) + hoi2 (海)
lexeme 2 hoi2 maa5 (海馬)
meaning 1 horse + ocean. sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 42993)
type Complex derivation
language Catalan
lexeme 1 cavall + marí
lexeme 2 cavall marí
meaning 1 horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference DIEC2
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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 43001)
type Complex derivation
language Czech
lexeme 1 koník + mořský
lexeme 2 mořský koník
meaning 1 little horse + (relational) sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference SSJČ
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ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 43002)
type Complex derivation
language Dutch
lexeme 1 paard + zee
lexeme 2 zeepaard
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Mironov 1987
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ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 43003)
type Complex derivation
language Estonian
lexeme 1 hobu + meri
lexeme 2 merihobuke
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference EKSS
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-ke (diminutive suffix)

ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 43028)
type Complex derivation
language Farsi
lexeme 1 asb (اسب) + daryâyi (دریایی)
lexeme 2 asb-e daryâyi (اسب دریایی)
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 43004)
type Complex derivation
language Finnish
lexeme 1 hevonen + meri
lexeme 2 merihevonen
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Kielitoimiston sanakirja
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ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 43005)
type Complex derivation
language French
lexeme 1 cheval + mer
lexeme 2 cheval de mer
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 15 (ID: 43006)
type Complex derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Pferd + See
lexeme 2 Seepferdchen
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Duden
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-chen (diminutive suffix)

ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 43008)
type Complex derivation
language Hindi
lexeme 1 aśva (अश्व) + mīna (मीन)
lexeme 2 aśvamīn (अश्वमीन)
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 43009)
type Complex derivation
language Hungarian
lexeme 1 csikó + hal
lexeme 2 csikóhal
meaning 1 foal, young horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–203 http://nagyszotar.nytud.hu/dictsearch.html?query=csik%C3%B3hal

ACCEPTED Realization 18 (ID: 43010)
type Complex derivation
language Icelandic
lexeme 1 hestur + sæ
lexeme 2 sæhestur
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Berkov et al. 1962
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ACCEPTED Realization 19 (ID: 43012)
type Complex derivation
language Italian
lexeme 1 cavalluccio + marino
lexeme 2 cavalluccio marino
meaning 1 small horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Vocabolario Treccani
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ACCEPTED Realization 20 (ID: 43051)
type Complex derivation
language Japanese
lexeme 1 uma (馬) + umi (海)
lexeme 2 umiuma (海馬)
meaning 1 horse + ocean. sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin], Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

ACCEPTED Realization 21 (ID: 43052)
type Complex derivation
language Japanese
lexeme 1 uma (馬) + uo (魚)
lexeme 2 umauo (馬魚)
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 22 (ID: 43030)
type Complex derivation
language Jèrriais (Jersey Norman French)
lexeme 1 j'va + mé
lexeme 2 j'va d'mé
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
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ch'fa d'maïr in Guernsey

ACCEPTED Realization 23 (ID: 43013)
type Complex derivation
language Kazakh
lexeme 1 ат + балық
lexeme 2 атбалық
meaning 1 horse + fish
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Syzdykova, Xusain (eds.) 2008
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NEW Realization 24 (ID: 52213)
type Complex derivation
language Korean
lexeme 1 hae (해) + ma (마)
lexeme 2 haema (해마)
meaning 1 (in compounds) sea + horse
direction
meaning 2 sea horse (fish), i.e., the genus Hippocampus
reference English Wiktionary
comment

Sino-Korean word from 海馬, from 海 (“sea”) + 馬 (“horse”)

ACCEPTED Realization 25 (ID: 43035)
type Complex derivation
language Latvian
lexeme 1 zirdziņš + jūra
lexeme 2 jūras zirdziņš
meaning 1 (colloquial, usually childish) horsey, horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Tezaurs.lv
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ACCEPTED Realization 26 (ID: 43033)
type Complex derivation
language Luxembourgish
lexeme 1 Päerd + Séi
lexeme 2 Séipäerdchen
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

-chen (diminutive)

ACCEPTED Realization 27 (ID: 43032)
type Complex derivation
language Macedonian
lexeme 1 коњче + морски
lexeme 2 морско коњче
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 28 (ID: 43011)
type Complex derivation
language Malay
lexeme 1 kuda + laut
lexeme 2 kuda laut
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference SEALang Malay
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ACCEPTED Realization 29 (ID: 43029)
type Complex derivation
language Maltese
lexeme 1 żiemel + baħar
lexeme 2 żiemel il-baħar
meaning 1 horse + ocean. sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Also żiemel tal-baħar

ACCEPTED Realization 30 (ID: 42997)
type Complex derivation
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 1 mǎ (馬) + hǎi (海)
lexeme 2 hǎimǎ (海馬)
meaning 1 horse + ocean. sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference BKRS English Wiktionary
comment

First used in the Tang dynasty-era 《本草拾遺》 (Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica).

ACCEPTED Realization 31 (ID: 43000)
type Complex derivation
language Middle Chinese
lexeme 1 maeX (馬) + xojX (海)
lexeme 2 xojX maeX (海馬)
meaning 1 horse + ocean. sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 32 (ID: 42990)
type Complex derivation
language Modern Written Arabic
lexeme 1 faras- (فَرَس) + baḥr- (بَحْر)
lexeme 2 faras-u l-baḥr-i
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Baranov: II 589
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ACCEPTED Realization 33 (ID: 43031)
type Complex derivation
language Navajo
lexeme 1 łį́į́ʼ + táłtłʼááh
lexeme 2 táłtłʼááh łį́į́ʼ
meaning 1 horse + the bottom of the water
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 34 (ID: 43025)
type Complex derivation
language Old Tupian
lexeme 1 kabaru + pirá
lexeme 2 pirakabaru
meaning 1 horse + fish
direction
meaning 2 (Late Tupi, hapax legomenon) sea horse
reference <personally collected data>
comment

História dos animais e árvores do Maranhão (1620s) by Cristóvão de Lisboa

possibly a calque of Portuguese cavalo-marinho

ACCEPTED Realization 35 (ID: 43026)
type Complex derivation
language Polish
lexeme 1 konik + pławić
lexeme 2 pławikonik
meaning 1 little horse + to submerge oneself
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference WSJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 36 (ID: 43027)
type Complex derivation
language Polish
lexeme 1 konik + morski
lexeme 2 konik morski
meaning 1 little horse, pony + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference WSJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 37 (ID: 43024)
type Complex derivation
language Portuguese
lexeme 1 cavalo + marinho
lexeme 2 cavalo-marinho
meaning 1 horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference DPLP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 38 (ID: 43023)
type Complex derivation
language Romanian
lexeme 1 căluț + mare
lexeme 2 căluț de mare
meaning 1 little horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference MDA2
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 39 (ID: 43022)
type Complex derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 конёк + морской
lexeme 2 морской конёк
meaning 1 little horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference BAS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 40 (ID: 43104)
type Complex derivation
language Serbian
lexeme 1 морски (morski) + коњиц (konjic)
lexeme 2 морски коњиц (morski konjic)
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)

Morski konjici (Hippocampus) su stanovnici mora nesvakidašnjeg oblika, izgleda kao šahovska figura.


Seahorses (Hippocampus) are inhabitants of the sea with an unusual shape, it looks like a chess piece.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 568-569 CLARIN.SI
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ACCEPTED Realization 41 (ID: 42999)
type Complex derivation
language Southern Min (Min Nan)
lexeme 1 bhê2 (馬) + hai2 (海)
lexeme 2 hai2 bhê2 (海馬)
meaning 1 horse + ocean. sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference English Wiktionary
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 42 (ID: 16205)
type Complex derivation
language Spanish
lexeme 1 caballo + agua
lexeme 2 caballo de agua
meaning 1 horse + water
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference DRAE
comment Also caballo marino, caballito de mar
ACCEPTED Realization 43 (ID: 43021)
type Complex derivation
language Swedish
lexeme 1 häst + sjö
lexeme 2 sjöhäst
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference SAOB
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 44 (ID: 43020)
type Complex derivation
language Tagalog
lexeme 1 kabayo + dagat
lexeme 2 kabayong-dagat
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018 https://diksiyonaryo.ph/search/kabayong-dagat

ACCEPTED Realization 45 (ID: 43034)
type Complex derivation
language Tai Lue
lexeme 1 maa² (ᦙᦱᧉ) + nam² (ᦓᧄᧉ)
lexeme 2 maa²nam² (ᦙᦱᧉᦓᧄᧉ)
meaning 1 horse + water
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Hanna, William J. (2019) Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International https://www.webonary.org/dailu?s=%E1%A6%99%E1%A6%B1%E1%A7%89%E1%A6%93%E1%A7%84%E1%A7%89&search=Search&key=&tax=&search_options_set=1&match_whole_words=1&displayAdvancedSearchName=0&lang=en

ACCEPTED Realization 46 (ID: 43019)
type Complex derivation
language Thai
lexeme 1 máa (ม้า) + náam (น้ำ)
lexeme 2 máa-náam (ม้าน้ำ)
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference SEAlang Thai
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 47 (ID: 43018)
type Complex derivation
language Turkish
lexeme 1 at + deniz
lexeme 2 denizatı
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference TDKS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 48 (ID: 43017)
type Complex derivation
language Ukrainian
lexeme 1 коник + морський
lexeme 2 морський коник
meaning 1 little horse + marine
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)

Морські коники названі так за свій зовнішній вигляд, верхня частина їх тіла нагадує голову коня.

reference SUM-11
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ACCEPTED Realization 49 (ID: 43015)
type Complex derivation
language Vietnamese
lexeme 1 ngựa + cá
lexeme 2 cá ngựa
meaning 1 horse
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference SEAlang Vietnamese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 50 (ID: 43016)
type Complex derivation
language Vietnamese
lexeme 1 mã + hải
lexeme 2 hải mã
meaning 1 Sino-Vietnamese reading of 馬 (“horse”) + (only in compounds) sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference SEAlang Vietnamese English Wiktionary
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 51 (ID: 43014)
type Complex derivation
language Welsh
lexeme 1 march + môr
lexeme 2 morfarch
meaning 1 horse + sea
direction
meaning 2 seahorse (Hippocampus)
reference Geiriadur
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