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うし【牛】

ushi

Pronunciation: [ʔuɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. Cow; cattle

Etymology

Cognate with Koshikijima うーし uushi; Okinawan (Akajima, Shuri) うし ushi; Yonaguni うち uchi; and standard Japanese うし【牛】 ushi "cow". Possibly related to Korean 소 so "cow; bull; ox" and Old Silla and Old Koguryo 首 *siu "ox".

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Romanizationushi
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔuɕi]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 14). うし【牛】 : ushi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2223/ushi/.