🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hitsuji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sheep/ʃiːp/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"羊が草を食べています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A domesticated ruminant animal with a thick woolly coat, typically kept for its meat and wool.

    "The farmer raised sheep for both wool and meat."
  2. 2

    A term used to refer to a group of sheep.

    "The flock of sheep grazed peacefully in the meadow."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sheep' originates from Old English 'sceap', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*skēpą'. It has cognates in several Germanic languages, reflecting the long-standing relationship between humans and domesticated animals for agriculture and wool production.

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