牛犅

Chinese

ox; cow; bull
trad. (牛犅)
simp. (牛𰠫) 𰠫
alternative forms
牛牨
牛𪺱
牛耩
牛公
牛港
牛牨
牛𪺱
牛耩
牛公
牛港
牛雄
 

Pronunciation


Noun

牛犅

  1. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) bull
  2. (Puxian Min) bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak
  3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) bullock; steer

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of bull): 牛母

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kavalan: hukang

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “牛𰠫”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 239.
  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “441 公牛”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 334.