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をぅーうし【牡牛・雄牛】 : wuu ushi | define meaning

wuu ushi

Pronunciation: [(w)uːʔuɕi]

Definition

Noun

Bull; ox

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おうし【牡牛・雄牛】 oushi "bull".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bull. Woo Oóshee".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	牡牛雄牛
Kana	をぅーうし
New Okinawa Moji	歹ーうし
Romanization	wuu ushi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[(w)uːʔuɕi]

意味：おうし【牡牛・雄牛】、こというし・ことい・こっていうし・こってい【特牛】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). をぅーうし【牡牛・雄牛】 : wuu ushi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7353/wuuushi/.