…It is a two-stringed kokyū, but it is named after the horse head carved on the top of the neck (above the strings). It is also called horse quin, which is a direct translation of the Mongolian morin khuur, and horse-head fiddle is a literal translation of morin tolgoi hole. The size of this kokyū varies depending on the individual instrument, but the neck is usually 105 to 110 cm long and passes through a trapezoidal sound box. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "morin khuur" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…2弦の胡弓であるが,棹の頭部(糸蔵の上)に馬頭の彫刻が施されているのでこの名がある。馬琴とも呼ばれるが,これはモンゴル語のモリン・フールmorin khuurの直訳であり,馬頭琴はモリン・トルゴイ・ホーレmorin tolgoi holeの逐語訳である。この胡弓のサイズは個々の楽器によってまちまちであるが,通常,棹の長さは105~110cmで台形の共鳴胴を貫通している。… ※「morin khuur」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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