ox
English
Etymology
From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उक्षन् (ukṣán).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈɑks/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈɒks/
- Rhymes: -ɒks
Audio (Canada) (file)
Noun
ox (plural oxen)
- An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).
- Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
- 1934, commentary on the Qur'an (Sura 39 verse 6) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali:
- Here the same four kinds are mentioned ... These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen.
- 1934, commentary on the Qur'an (Sura 39 verse 6) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali:
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from "ox"
Descendants
- → Abenaki: aksen (via "oxen")
- → Malecite-Passamaquoddy: akson (via "oxen")
- → Unami: aksën (via "oxen")
Related terms
Translations
an adult castrated male of cattle
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any bovine animal used as a beast of burden
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Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | ох | |
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Abjad | اوْخ |
Etymology
Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (oq, “arrow”), Chuvash ухӑ (uh̬ă), from Proto-Turkic *ok.
Noun
ox (definite accusative oxnu, plural oxlar)
Declension
Declension of ox
Possessive forms of ox
Bonan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *ög-. Cognate to Mongolian өгөх (ögöx) and perhaps Khitan [Khitan Small needed] (û).
Pronunciation
Noun
ox
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