山羊

Chinese

mountain; hill caprid
simp. and trad.
(山羊)

Etymology

Compound of (shān, mountain) + (yáng, caprid: goat, antelope, sheep).

The sense "buck; vaulting horse" is a Calque of Russian козел (kozel).

Pronunciation


Noun

山羊

  1. goat (animal) (Classifier: )
  2. (Mainland China) buck; vaulting horse

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
やぎ
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
野羊
For pronunciation and definitions of 山羊 – see the following entry.
やぎヤギ
[noun] [from 1523?] a goat (animal)
Alternative spelling
野羊
(This term, 山羊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

山羊 • (sanyang) (hangeul 산양)

  1. Hanja form? of 산양 (long-tailed goral).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

山羊

  1. chữ Hán form of sơn dương (serow).
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