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cừu

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (fur coat). Semantically parallel to chiên (lamb, young sheep (archaic)) (from (“felt (textile material)”)).

Noun

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(classifier con) cừu (⿰羊芻)

  1. sheep (of the genus Ovis)
    Synonym: trừu
    cừu cáiewe
    cừu đựcram
    thịt cừumutton
    áo lông cừusheepswool clothing
  2. (athletics) hurdle (artificial barrier over which athletes jump in a race)
    nhảy giạng chân qua cừuto jump over a hurdle with legs spread wide
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Etymology 2

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Romanization

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cừu

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of (hatred, enemy)
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