薩摩耶犬

Chinese

Samoyed dog
trad. (薩摩耶犬) 薩摩耶
simp. (萨摩耶犬) 萨摩耶

Etymology

薩摩耶 / 萨摩耶 (sàmóyē, Samoyed) +‎ (quǎn, canis, dog). The former part is from English Samoyed, from Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (land of the people).

Pronunciation


Noun

薩摩耶犬

  1. Samoyed (dog breed)

Synonyms

  • 西摩犬