also: ぶちうま
noun
speckled horse
Archaic term for a horse with a spotted or dappled coat. Not used in modern Japanese; the modern word for 'zebra' is しまうま or シマウマ.
古い文献に「斑馬」という表記が見られるが、現代では使われない。
The notation '斑馬' appears in old documents, but it is not used in modern times.
Modern word for 'zebra', not 'speckled horse'. 斑馬 is an archaic term for a spotted horse, not a zebra.
Compound of 斑 (はん, 'spot, speckle') and 馬 (ば, 'horse'). The reading ぶちうま uses 斑 (ぶち, 'spots') and 馬 (うま, 'horse'). Both are archaic.