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Chinese
Wikipedia has articles on:
- 山羊 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 山羊 (Cantonese)
Etymology
Compound of 山 (shān, “mountain”) + 羊 (yáng, “caprid: goat, antelope, sheep”).
The sense "buck; vaulting horse" is a Calque of Russian козел (kozel).
Pronunciation
Noun
山羊
- goat (animal) (Classifier: 隻／只)
- (Mainland China) buck; vaulting horse
Synonyms
- (goat): 羊 (yáng); (Jin) 骨纞兒／骨纞儿; (Hokkien) 羊栱
Derived terms
Japanese
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Korean
Noun
山羊 • (sanyang) (hangeul 산양)
- Hanja form? of 산양 (“long-tailed goral”).
Vietnamese
Noun
山羊
- chữ Hán form of sơn dương (“serow”).
