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Pronunciation / Transliteration: brebis
"La brebis bgradait paisiblement dans le pré."
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An adult female sheep.
"The farmer checked on the ewe as she gave birth to her lamb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English ēowu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ouwe and German Aue, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ovis.
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brebis
Transliteration: brebis
"La brebis bgradait paisiblement dans le pré."
Mutterschaf
Transliteration: Mutterschaf
"Das Mutterschaf paschte mit seinen Lämmern auf der Wiese."
pecora
Transliteration: pecora
"La pecora nutriva il suo piccolo agnello."
oveja
Transliteration: oveja
"La oveja cuida de su cordero recién nacido."
ovelha
Transliteration: ovelha
"A ovelha pastava tranquilamente no campo."
भेड़
Transliteration: bhed
"माثा भेड़ घास चर रही थी।"
母羊
Transliteration: mǔyáng
"母羊正在草地上吃草。"
암양
Transliteration: amyang
"암양이 새끼 양을 돌보고 있습니다."
雌羊
Transliteration: mesu-hitsuji
"雌羊が草原で草を食べています。"
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