Chinese

Noun

水牛

1. buffalo; water buffalo

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) すいぎゅう [sùígyúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sɯᵝiɡ̃jɯᵝː]

Noun

水牛 ‎(hiragana すいぎゅう, katakana スイギュウ, romaji suigyū, historical hiragana すいぎう)

1. water buffalo

Synonyms

• 呉牛 (ごぎゅう) ‎(gogyū)

Derived terms

• 山水牛 (やますいぎゅう) ‎(yamasuigyū, “anoa”)

References

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

Okinawan

Etymology

Compound of 水 ‎(miji, “water”) +‎ 牛 ‎(ushi, “cow”).

Noun

水牛 ‎(hiragana みじうし, romaji mijiushi)

1. water buffalo