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Pronunciation / Transliteration: vo
"Le veau boit du lait."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year.
"The mother cow stayed close to her newborn calf in the pasture." - 2
The back portion of the leg below the knee.
"He felt a sharp pain in his calf while running the marathon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English cealf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calf" is said worldwide
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veau
Transliteration: vo
"Le veau boit du lait."
Kalb
Transliteration: kalp
"Das Kalb läuft über die Wiese."
vitello
Transliteration: viˈtɛllo
"Il vitello è nato stamattina."
ternero
Transliteration: teɾˈneɾo
"El ternero está con su madre."
bezerro
Transliteration: beˈzeʁu
"O bezerro correu pelo campo."
बछड़ा
Transliteration: bachṛā
"गाय का बछड़ा बहुत प्यारा है।"
小牛
Transliteration: xiǎo niú
"草地上有一只小牛。"
송아지
Transliteration: song-aji
"송아지가 풀을 뜯고 있어요."
子牛
Transliteration: koushi
"牧草地に子牛がいます。"
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