cừu

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)”)).

    Noun

    (classifier con) cừu • (⿰羊芻)

    1. sheep (of the genus Ovis)
      Synonym: trừu
      cừu cái ― ewe
      cừu đực ― ram
      thịt cừu ― mutton, lamb
      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
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Romanization

    cừu

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 仇 (“hatred, enemy”)
    Derived terms
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