cow
/kaʊ/
US pronunciation
American sound/kaʊ/
cow
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- Short oo vowel
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US voice -> cow
Myanmar meaning
(n) နွားမ။ (v) ခြိမ်းခြောက်သည်။
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၁။ နွားမ။
milking the cows ❍ a large herd of dairy cows grazing in the meadow. Compare BULL1၁, CALF 1၁ See also CATTLE, HEIFER
၂။ ဆင်၊ ဝေလငါး၊ ဖျံ စသည် အမ။ Compare BULL1၂
၃။ [usu sing ] (derog sl offensive ) ကောင်မ။ သေနာမ။ You stupid cow! See also SACRED COW
❏ cow-pat n နွားချေးပုံ။
❏ till the cows come home [IDM ] (infml ) တစ်ကမ္ဘာ လောက်ကြာအောင်။
You can talk till the cows come home—you'll never make me change my mind.
~ sb (into sth/ doing sth) (esp passive) ခြောက်လှန့်၍ခိုင်းသည်။
The men had been cowed into total submission.
❏ cowed adj ဝပ်ကျသွားအောင်လုပ်သော။ ချိုးနှိမ်သော။
silent, cowed obedience ❍ She is not cowed but defiant.
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intimidate, scare, frighten, bully, browbeat, abash, appall, awe, bludgeon, bluster, bovine, buffalo, bulldoze, camel, daunt, deer, discomfit, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, dragoon, embarrass, enforce, faze, giraffe, hector, hippopotamus, lean on, llama, overawe, oxen, push around, rattle, rhinoceros, showboat, strong-arm, subdue, tapir, terrorize, turn on the heat, ungulate, unnerve, walk heavy
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