noun
Refers to the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Cross-referenced with ケッテイ (hinny), which is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
See also: ケッテイ
ラバは馬とロバの交配種です。
A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
山道ではラバが荷物を運ぶのに使われる。
Mules are used to carry loads on mountain paths.
ケッテイ (hinny) is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, while ラバ (mule) is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
The reading ラバ is likely borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish 'mula' (mule), adapted into Japanese. The kanji 騾馬 are Chinese characters for mule, but the word is usually written in kana.