OVINE    羊羊

SMALL FURRY DOMESTIC ANIMAL USED FOR PRODUCING WOOL OR MILK. []
GOATSHEEP
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Yáng 羊 is the general word referring indifferently to what in English is a sheep, a goat, or a ram. 2. Gāo 羔 refers to a young goat or sheep. 3. Zāng 牂 refers to a female goat or sheep. 4. Yú 妤羭 is a colloquialism for a goat or a sheep. 5. Jié 羯 castrated sheep. NB: According to ERYA fán 羳 refers to a goat/sheep with yellow belly, and goats/sheep with curved horns are called guǐ 觤 (ERYA). Fèn 羒 refers to a male goat or sheep. ERYA （三）羊屬。 19·28 羊，牡羒，牝牂。 19·29 夏羊，牡羭，牝羖。 19·30 角不齊，觤；角三觠，羷。 19·31 羳羊，黃腹。 19·32 未成羊，羜。
Modern Chinese Criteria
羊 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • EWE　FEMALE OVINE. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • LAMB　YOUNG OVINE. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • RAM　MALE OVINE. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • DOMESTIC ANIMAL　ANIMAL REARED IN OR NEAR HOMES. (anc: 6/0, child: 7)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.36

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.37

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    GOAT

    caper is the general word for a he-goat.

    hircus is an old full-grown he-goat.

    haedus is a goat kid.

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 251

    Widder:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 798

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 835

    Widder:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 837

    Ziege:

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. NO. 42

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO. 42

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 91B

    • Words (13 items)

    羊  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 12 Attributions

    Yáng 羊 is the general word referring indifferently to what in English is a sheep, a goat, or a ram.

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 虎/TIGER By far the most common feline in ancient Chinese literature is the hǔ 虎 "tiger".

      Syntactic words
    • ngoat; sheep; CHECK THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE GOAT IN ANCIENT CHINA.
    羔  gāo OC: klaaw MC: kɑu 5 Attributions

    Gāo 羔 refers to a young goat or sheep.

      Syntactic words
    • nyoung goat; lamb
    • n[adNm.]adN(clothing) made of goat (skin)
    羖  gǔ OC: kaaʔ MC: kuo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • n(black) ram
    羜  zhù OC: daʔ MC: ɖi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nlamb
    羭  yú OC: lo MC: ji̯o 1 Attribution

    Yú 妤羭is a colloquialism for a goat or a sheep.

      Syntactic words
    • nsheep
    萈  huán OC: ɡoon MC: ɦʷɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmountain sheep (SHUOWEN) ™�
    觤  guǐ OC: krolʔ MC: kiɛ 0 Attributions

    NB: According to ERYA fán 羳 refers to a goat/sheep with yellow belly, and goats/sheep with curved horns are called guǐ 觤 (ERYA). Fèn 羒 refers to a male goat or sheep.

      Syntactic words
    牂  zāng OC: skaaŋ MC: tsɑŋ 0 Attributions

    Zāng 牂 refers to a female goat or sheep.

      Syntactic words
    󰩁  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npenned sheep
    羒  fén OC: bɯn MC: bi̯un 0 Attributions

    NB: According to ERYA fán 羳 refers to a goat/sheep with yellow belly, and goats/sheep with curved horns are called guǐ 觤 (ERYA). Fén 羒 refers to a male goat or sheep.

      Syntactic words
    羝  dī OC: tiil MC: tei 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nram
    羯  jié OC: kad MC: ki̯ɐt 0 Attributions

    Jié 羯 castrated sheep.

      Syntactic words
    • npost-Han?: castrated ram; fat sheep/goat
    羳  fán OC: ban MC: bi̯ɐn 0 Attributions

    NB: According to ERYA fán 羳 refers to a goat/sheep with yellow belly, and goats/sheep with curved horns are called guǐ 觤 (ERYA). Fén 羒 refers to a male goat or sheep.

      Syntactic words