牯
Meanings
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- 1.bullock
- 2.cow
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- 1.bull; ox (especially castrated)
- 2.cow (female)
- 3.male
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaːʔ): semantic 牛 (“cow”) + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ) Wang (1982) related this word to 羖 (OC *klaːʔ, “(black) ram”) and 豭 (OC *kraː, “boar”). However, Schuessler (2007) suggested an Austroasiatic origin: compare these Bahnaric lexical items Koho klaw, Chrau klo:, Bulo Stieng klaw "male" (all from Proto-Bahnaric *kləw < Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁l(ə)w(ʔ) (“male”)), as well as Khmer ខ្លោះ (khlɑh, “male, virile”), កំលោះ (kɑmlɑh, “young man”).
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