cừu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cuu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 裘 (“fur coat”). Semantically parallel to chiên (“lamb, young sheep (archaic)”) from 氈 (“felt (textile material)”).

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 Thịt cừu on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Noun

(classifier con) cừu • (⿰羊芻)

  1. (zoology) sheep (of the genus Ovis)
    Synonym: trừu
    cừu cái ― ewe
    cừu đực ― ram
    áo lông cừu ― sheepswool clothing
  2. (athletics) hurdle (artificial barrier over which athletes jump in a race)
    nhảy giạng chân qua cừu ― to jump over a hurdle with legs spread wide
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仇.

Noun

cừu

  1. (only in compounds) hatred; enemy
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