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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries山羊
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shān yáng
"山羊在山坡上敏捷地跳跃。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has horns and backward-curving horns, kept for its milk, meat, and wool.
"The farmer led the goat back to the enclosure before the storm began." - 2
An acronym standing for 'Greatest Of All Time', used to describe a supremely talented athlete or achiever in a specific field.
"Many sports analysts consider Michael Jordan to be the undisputed goat of basketball."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English gāt, of Germanic origin, sharing roots with Dutch geit and German Geiss. Ultimately tracing back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰaido- meaning 'young goat', the term has historically denoted both the hardy livestock animal and, in modern youth culture slang, an acronym for 'Greatest Of All Time'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Goat"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Goat" is said worldwide
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chèvre
Transliteration: shèvr
"La chèvre broute de l'herbe fraîche dans la prairie."
Ziege
Transliteration: tsee-guh
"Die Ziege klettert geschickt auf die steilen Felsen."
capra
Transliteration: kah-prah
"La capra produce latte delizioso per fare il formaggio."
cabra
Transliteration: kah-brah
"La cabra corre libremente por las colinas."
cabra
Transliteration: kah-brah
"A cabra comeu as folhas dos arbustos mais baixos."
बकरी
Transliteration: bakrī
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गाaंव में एक आदमी अपनी बकरी को चरा रहा है।"
山羊
Transliteration: shān yáng
Script: 中文汉字
"山羊在山坡上敏捷地跳跃。"
염소
Transliteration: yeom-so
Script: 한국어 한글
"목장에는 여러 마리의 염소가 살고 있습니다."
山羊
Transliteration: yagi
Script: 日本語
"ヤギが草を食べています。"
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