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Vietnamese
Etymology
Compare Thai แหง่ and Chinese 牛 (MC ngjuw) (and its cognates in other Sino-Tibetan languages), which are all possibly of ultimately imitative origin.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nghé • (犠, 猊, 霓, 麑, 𤚇, 𤛞)
- (onomatopoeia) The cry of a water buffalo calf
Noun
(classifier con) nghé • (犠, 猊, 霓, 麑, 𤚇, 𤛞)
- water buffalo calf; baby water buffalo
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