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うち【牛】

uchi

Definition

Noun

  1. Cow; cows; cattle

Etymology

Cognate to Koshikijima うーし uushi; Okinawan うし ushi; Yonaguni うち uchi; and standard Japanese うし【牛】 ushi "cow". Possibly cognate to Korean 소 so "cow; bull; ox" and Old Silla and Old Koguryo 首 *siu "ox".

Notes

Variant: うっち ucchi ~ utchi.

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Romanizationuchi

意味:うし【牛】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). うち【牛】 : uchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1974/uchi/.