續一切經音義 4.48

4.48

牝馬 (for the first character, [pìn], fanqie 頻忍 [b- + -ɨn = bǐn/pìn]. The Erya says: “A female horse is called a shè.” Guo's commentary says: “The name for a mare.” The Wei Zhi says: “He taught the people to raise milch cows and mares.” The Shijing says: “Three thousand mares and stallions.” For the second character, 馬, the Shuowen says: “A pictograph; head, tail, four legs, and a ruler on top.” 騇 is pronounced 舍; 騋 is pronounced 來.)