trừu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (five-month-old sheep or goat, SV: trữ) with rime "-ừu" due to influence by cừu (sheep)?”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) trừu

  1. (zoology) sheep (of the genus Ovis)
    Synonym: cừu

Related terms[edit]