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瘤牛

瘤牛

Chinese

tumor ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(瘤牛)

Noun

瘤牛

  1. zebu (domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こぶ
Hyōgaiji
うし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (kobu, hump) + (ushi, ox).

Pronunciation

Noun

瘤牛 (hiragana こぶうし, katakana コブウシ, romaji kobuushi)

  1. zebu

Synonyms

References

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