Image:Koe in weiland bij Gorssel.JPG|thumb|A cow (sense 1)
English
Pronunciation
AHD|kou, IPA|/ka�/, SAMPA|/kaU/
audio|en-us-cow.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|a�
Etymology 1
OE. cu#Old English|cū < Ger. *kūz < IE. *gʷ�us. Cognate with Dutch koe, German Kuh, Swedish ko#Swedish|ko; and, from Indo-European, with Greek βοῦ�, Latin bos, Persian FAchar|گا� (g�v), Armenian կով, Archaic Russian гов�до and Latvian govs#Latvian|govs.
Noun
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en-noun|cows or kine (archaic)
- A female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf.
- More generally, any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age.
- The female of larger species of mammal, including bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- context|UK|derogatory|informal A woman who is considered despicable in some way, especially one considered to be fat, lazy, ugly, argumentative or spiteful.
- informal Anything that is annoyingly difficult.
#:That website is a real cow to navigate.
Synonyms
(derogatory: despicable woman): bitch
(informal: anything annoyingly difficult): bastard, bitch, bugger (UK)
Antonyms
(adult female domesticated ox): bull (male, uncastrated), ox (male, castrated), heifer (female, immature)
Derived terms
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cowboy
cow catcher, cowcatcher
cow corner
cowgirl
cowherd
cowpoke
cowpuncher
cowshed
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cow shot
cow tipping
cash cow
fat as a cow
have a cow
holy cow
sacred cow
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Translations
trans-top|female domesticated ox or other bovine
Arabic: ARchar|ب�رة (báqara) f
Aramaic:
Bosnian: t-|bs|krava|f
Bulgarian: t+|bg|к�ава|f|trkrava|scCyrl
Catalan: vaca f
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|æ¯�ç��|æ¯�ç�� (mÇ�nÃu)
Croatian: t+|hr|krava|f
Czech: t-|cs|kráva|f
Danish: t+|da|ko|c
Dutch: t+|nl|koe|f, t+|nl|rund|n
Estonian: t+|et|lehm|f
Faroese: t+|fo|kúgv|f|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|lehmä
French: t+|fr|vache|f
German: t+|de|Kuh|f
Greek: t+|el|αγελάδα|f|sc=Grek (ageláda)
Hebrew: פר� romanization of Hebrew|pará f
Hindi: �ाय (g�y) f
Icelandic: kýr f, belja f (informal)
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Irish: t-|ga|bó|f|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|vacca|f, t+|it|mucca|f
Japanese: �� (���, meushi)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�گا, KUchar|��ڵ
Latvian: t-|lv|govs|f|xs=Latvian
Old English: t-|ang|cu|altcū|xsOld English
Persian: FAchar|گا��اد� (g�vm�dah)
Polish: t+|pl|krowa|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|vaca|f
Romanian: t+|ro|vac�|f
Russian: t+|ru|ко�ова|f|trkoróva|scCyrl
Scots: coo, kye
Scottish Gaelic: bó#Scottish Gaelic|bò f
Serbian:
Slovene: krava f (1,3)
Spanish: t+|es|vaca|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ko|c, t+|sv|kossa|c
Tamil: ப��
Telugu: �వ�
Yiddish: ק� (ku)
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trans-top|any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age
Bosnian: t-|bs|krava|f
Croatian: t+|hr|krava|f
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|ç��|ç�� (nÃu)
Czech: t-|cs|tur|f, t-|cs|skot|m
Danish: t+|da|ko|c
Dutch: t+|nl|koe|f
Finnish: t+|fi|nauta
French: t+|fr|bovin|m, t+|fr|vache|f
German: t+|de|Kuh|f
Hebrew: פר� romanization of Hebrew|pará f
Icelandic: nautgripur m, kýr f (in plural only)
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Irish: t-|ga|bó|f|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|bovino|m
Japanese: � (�� ushi)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�گا
Old English: t-|ang|cu|altcū|xsOld English
Russian: t+|ru|ко�ова|f|trkoróva|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: mart#Scottish Gaelic|mart m
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|krava|f
Swedish: t+|sv|nötkreatur|n
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trans-top|female of various species of mammal
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (m�shòu)
Czech: t-|cs|kráva|f
Danish: ko#Danish|ko c (of any bovine and manatees), hun#Danish|hun c (of whales, seals, elephant etc.)
Dutch: t+|nl|koe|f
Estonian: t+|et|lehm|f
Finnish: t+|fi|lehmä
French: vache f (of any bovine), femelle f (of the whale, seal, manatee, elephant, etc)
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German: t+|de|Kuh|f
Icelandic: kýr f (of bovines, manatees, whales; also of reindeer and elk/moose)
Irish: t-|ga|bó|f|xs=Irish
Italian: vacca f, mucca f (of any bovine), femmina f (of the seal, whale, manatee, etc), elefantessa f (of the elephant)
Japanese: � (�� mesu)
Slovene: t+|sl|krava|f
Swedish: ko#Swedish|ko c (of bovines and elk/moose'')
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trans-top|derogatory: a woman who is considered despicable in some way
Bosnian: t-|bs|krava|f
Catalan: vaca, bruixa, foca
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|���|��� (b�iliède)
Croatian: t+|hr|krava|f
Czech: t-|cs|kráva|f
Danish: t+|da|ko|c
Dutch: domme koe f
Estonian: t+|et|lehm|f
Finnish: t+|fi|lehmä
French: t+|fr|garce|f, t+|fr|chipie|f
German: t+|de|Kuh|f
Hebrew: פר� romanization of Hebrew|pará f
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Icelandic: t-|is|belja|f
Italian: t-|it|stronza|f, t+|it|bastarda|f
Latvian: t-|lv|govs|f|xs=Latvian
Polish: t+|pl|krowa|f
Russian: t+|ru|ко�ова|f|trkoróva|scCyrl
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|krava|f
Spanish: t+|es|bruja|f
Swedish: kossa c
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trans-top|informal: anything that is annoyingly difficult
Catalan: marró, pedra
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Afrikaans: koei
ttbc|Albanian: lopë f, kau i egër
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ب�رة (báqara) f
ttbc|Basque: behi
ttbc|Belarusian: ж�вела (žyvela) f
ttbc|Breton: buoc�h f, buoc�hed p, saout p
ttbc|Bulgarian: �ко� (skot), к�ава (krava) f
ttbc|Cherokee: �� (waga)
ttbc|Choctaw: wak
ttbc|Comanche: n�m�
ttbc|Esperanto: bovino (bovo|bov´ in´o)
ttbc|Faroese: kúgv
ttbc|Frisian: ko f
ttbc|Friulian: vacje
ttbc|Galician: vaca f
ttbc|Greek, Ancient: βοῦ� (boūs)
ttbc|Hungarian: tehén
ttbc|Ido: bovino (bovo|bov´ in´o)
ttbc|Indonesian: lembu
ttbc|Interlingua: vacca#Interlingua|vacca
ttbc|Jèrriais: vaque f
ttbc|Korean: � (so); �� (amso)
ttbc|Kurdish: çêl f, çêlek f, mange f, mang f
ttbc|Ladin: vacia
ttbc|Latin: vacca#Latin|vacca f, bos m|f
ttbc|Lithuanian: karv� f (1, 3)
ttbc|Macedonian: к�ава (krava) f
ttbc|Malayalam: പശ� (paSu)
ttbc|Maléku JaÃka: teptep
ttbc|Maltese: baqra
ttbc|Mohawk: tyonnhonhskwaron
ttbc|Navajo: béégašii
ttbc|Norwegian: ku f
ttbc|Occitan: vaca f
ttbc|Ojibwe: bižiki
ttbc|Old Norse: ko, ku
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|گا� (g�v)
ttbc|Polish: krowa f
ttbc|Romani: gurumni f
ttbc|Romansh: vatga f
ttbc|Sami: burru, vuoksá; gussa (cow)
ttbc|Sardinian: bulu, óinu, bà cchinu, bóinu, bacca, vacca
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: bó f
ttbc|Seri: ziix cooha, heen, hant csii (archaic)
ttbc|Slovak: krava f
ttbc|Sorbian: krowa f, howjado, kruwa f
ttbc|Sumerian: gu
ttbc|Tamazight: �ⴰⴼ��ⴰ�� (tafunast) f
ttbc|Telugu: �వ� (aavu), ��వ� (goovu)
ttbc|Tibetan: �� (pa)
ttbc|Tok Pisin: bulmakau (1), bulmakau meri (2)
ttbc|Turkish: sı�ır, inek
ttbc|Ukrainian: ко�ова (korova) f, ��доба (ḥudoba) f, бидло (bydlo) n
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|گا� (g�y) f
ttbc|Volapük: kun
ttbc|Walloon: vatche
ttbc|Welsh: buwch f
ttbc|Yucatec: wakaš
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Related terms
rel-top|terms related to "cow"
beef
bovine
bull
calf
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cattle
heifer
ox
veal
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Etymology 2
Probably from ON. kúga, "to oppress" ( > Swedish kuva).
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To intimidate.
#:Con artists are not cowed by the law.
Translations
trans-top|to intimidate
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (k�nghè)
Hebrew: ×�×�פ×�×�×� romanization of Hebrew|lehafkhÃd
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