水牛

Chinese

water; river ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(水牛)
水 牛
水牛

Pronunciation


Noun

水牛

  1. buffalo; water buffalo
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, Huizhou) someone who drinks a lot of water

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 牛
すい
Grade: 1
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) すいぎゅう [sùígyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝiɡʲɨᵝː]

Noun

水(すい)牛(ぎゅう) or 水牛(スイギュウ) • (suigyū) ←すいぎう (suigiu) or スイギウ (suigiu)?

  1. water buffalo

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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
水 牛
Grade: 1 Grade: 2

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mid͡ʑiʔuɕi/

Noun

水牛(みじうし) (mijiushi) 

  1. water buffalo
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