ox
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English oxa, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *ukʷsḗn (compare Welsh ych 'ox', Tocharian A/B ops/okso 'draft-ox', Avestan uxšan 'bull', Sanskrit ukṣán).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒks
[edit] Noun
ox (plural oxen)
- Any bovine animal used as a beast of burden or for food, especially an adult castrated male of the domestic species.
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Terms derived from "ox"
[edit] Translations
bovine animal used as a beast of burden or for food, especially a castrated male cattle
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[edit] Descendants
[edit] Azeri
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| Cyrillic | ох |
| Roman | ox |
| Perso-Arabic | اوخ |
[edit] Noun
ox definite accusative oxu plural oxlar