Chinese

Noun

犎牛

1. bison; zebu

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 犎牛 ‎(pɨoŋ ŋɨu).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) ほうぎゅう [hòógyúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɡ̃jɯᵝː]

Noun

犎牛 ‎(hiragana ほうぎゅう, romaji hōgyū, historical hiragana ほうぎう)

1. zebu

Synonyms

• 瘤牛 (こぶうし) ‎(kobuushi), インド牛 (うし) ‎(indoushi), ゼブ ‎(zebu)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9