ox en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ɑks/ (General-American)
- /ɒks/ (Canada)
- /ɔks/ (Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
- [ɒks] ~ [ɑks] (Canada)
- /ɒks/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɒks/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- [ɔ̟ks] ~ [ɞ̠ks] (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उ॒क्षन् (ukṣán).
Meanings
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An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
a yoke of oxen
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Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
Here the same four kinds are mentioned ... These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen.
1934, commentary on the Qur'an (Sura 39 verse 6) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oxes | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| oxen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ox is in the ditch · oxgate · oxflesh · Oxhey · pulse ox · oxteam · oxgoad · oxlike · ox knee · off ox · ox-eye · Japanese ox · nox · ox-tongue spear · ox pith · oxless · oxpecker · near ox · oxherd · musk-ox · whose ox is gored · musk ox · oxtail · oxtongue · oxgall · sea-ox · Durham Ox · oxish · oxback · ox warbler · ox-butt · oxgang · oxblood · oxkind · oxhind · ox bile · Javan ox · oxshoe · have the black ox tread on one's foot · Oxford · ox bow · oxbow · oxskin · grunting ox · oxbird · strong as an ox · oxhide · shrub ox · oxheart · oxling · oxeye · ox-biter · grey ox · ox-eye daisy · one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen · wild ox · ox tongue spear · oxhorn · play the giddy ox · oxhead · dumb as an ox · oxfly · oxbane · oxcart · Indian ox · ox-eyed · know someone from Adam's off ox · ox gall · ox ray · ox beetle · oxland
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
steer (castrated male of cattle) · bullock (castrated male of cattle) · neat
Translations (238)
ii ꇌ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ti ብዕራይ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · el βόδι (an adult castrated male of cattle) · nb okse (an adult castrated male of cattle) · oc buòu (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lld bo (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sl vol (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh во̑л (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · nn okse (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lb Uess (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · fo oksi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · fur nemâl (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ru бык (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · got 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌰 (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · fa-ira بَرْزَگاو (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · tk öküz (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ga damh (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · id lembu (an adult castrated male of cattle) · egy n:g-A-w-E1 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · uk віл (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ltg vierss (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · tr öküz (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · mr बैल (an adult castrated male of cattle) · fi nauta (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · et härg (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · it bue (an adult castrated male of cattle) · is uxi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · frr oxse (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ast güe (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · pt boi (an adult castrated male of cattle) · mn үхэр (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · non oxi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · non uxi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lt jautis (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · el βόδι (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · rsk вол (an adult castrated male of cattle) · frr Aus (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ca bou (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · twf mùoyaʼána (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · alt ӧкӱс (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · th โค (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sc boi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh во̑ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · da okse (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · cy ych (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lb Ochs (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · mn шар (an adult castrated male of cattle) · rup bou (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ky өгүз (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ce сту (an adult castrated male of cattle) · is uxi (an adult castrated male of cattle) · de Zugtier (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · otk 𐰈𐰛𐰈𐰕 (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sk vôl (an adult castrated male of cattle) · vi bò (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · alt бука (an adult castrated male of cattle) · xcl եզն (an adult castrated male of cattle) · lmo bö (an adult castrated male of cattle) · cs vůl (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · vi bò đực thiến (an adult castrated male of cattle) · uz hoʻkiz (an adult castrated male of cattle) · rgn bo (an adult castrated male of cattle) · he שׁוֹר (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · izh hällö (an adult castrated male of cattle) · pi goṇa (an adult castrated male of cattle) · fr bœuf (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · bg вол (an adult castrated male of cattle) · twf tùluʼúna (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · fa-ira گاو (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · hsb woł (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sh bȉk (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · izh härkä (an adult castrated male of cattle) · uk бик (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · xcl եզն (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · he שׁוֹר (an adult castrated male of cattle) · crh öküz (an adult castrated male of cattle) · liv ǟrga (an adult castrated male of cattle) · eu idi (an adult castrated male of cattle) · hsb woł (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · es novillo (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · tpi bulmakau (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh vȏ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · id lembu (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · rue віл (an adult castrated male of cattle) · lt jautis (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sw ngʼombe (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ar ثَوْر (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · akk 𒄞 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · wa boû (an adult castrated male of cattle) · mt gendus (an adult castrated male of cattle) · nb okse (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · uz buyvol (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · et härg (an adult castrated male of cattle) · eu idi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · jv sapi (an adult castrated male of cattle) · de Ochse (an adult castrated male of cattle) · pms beu (an adult castrated male of cattle) · kmr ga (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · tr öküz (an adult castrated male of cattle) · mn шар үхэр (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ru вол (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · af os (an adult castrated male of cattle) · atv чар (an adult castrated male of cattle) · mnw ဂၠဴကၟက် (an adult castrated male of cattle) · hu ökör (an adult castrated male of cattle) · krc ёгюз (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ht bèf (an adult castrated male of cattle) · cmn 犉 (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · be вол (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ti ብዕራይ (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ca bou (an adult castrated male of cattle) · oc buòu (an adult castrated male of cattle) · be бык (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · kk өгіз (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lmo bœu (an adult castrated male of cattle) · kk өгіз (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sv oxe (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · vro härg (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · bo གླང (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · pl wół (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · cu волъ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · az öküz (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · om sangaa (an adult castrated male of cattle) · cs vůl (an adult castrated male of cattle) · fi härkä (an adult castrated male of cattle) · otk 𐰈𐰛𐰈𐰕 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sid hando (an adult castrated male of cattle) · tg барзагов (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · yi אָקס (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sux 𒄞 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · de Zugrind (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · cmn 公牛 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · udi ус (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ee nyi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · la bōs (an adult castrated male of cattle) · gsw Ochs (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sc boe (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lv vērsis (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · kaw lĕmbu (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ta காளை (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · hi बैल (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · af os (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh vȏ (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ba үгеҙ (an adult castrated male of cattle) · esh گو (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh vȏl (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · mhn ocks (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh во̑л (an adult castrated male of cattle) · eo okso (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ur بَیل (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · dsb woł (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ur بَیل (an adult castrated male of cattle) · bo གླང (an adult castrated male of cattle) · gez ሶር (an adult castrated male of cattle) · es buey (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · bg вол (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · rif afunas (an adult castrated male of cattle) · rom guruv (an adult castrated male of cattle) · enm oxe (an adult castrated male of cattle) · tl kapong baka (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ro bou (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ru вол (an adult castrated male of cattle) · la armentum (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · fur bo (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · uz bizon (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · es buey (an adult castrated male of cattle) · mk вол (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · am በሬ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · nds Oss (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · gd damh (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · az öküz (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sh би̏к (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · egy i-H-E1 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · pl wół (an adult castrated male of cattle) · pt boi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · mhn ocks (an adult castrated male of cattle) · dlm bu (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · scn voi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · nn okse (an adult castrated male of cattle) · fi härkä (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · hi बैल (an adult castrated male of cattle) · yi אָקס (an adult castrated male of cattle) · es toro (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · gl boi (an adult castrated male of cattle) · it bue (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · de Rind (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sk vôl (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · it bove (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · fa-ira وَرْزا (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · vo hobub (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · be вол (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ro bou (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ka ხარი (an adult castrated male of cattle) · got 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌰 (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ast güe (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sq ka (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · dsb woł (an adult castrated male of cattle) · scn voi (an adult castrated male of cattle) · ht bèf (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · chr ᎦᏓᎵ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · th วัว (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · af bees (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · gag öküz (an adult castrated male of cattle) · nl os (an adult castrated male of cattle) · hy եզ (an adult castrated male of cattle) · zza ga (diq) (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · liv ǟrga (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · cmn 牛 (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ak nandwie (Abron) (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · lv vērsis (an adult castrated male of cattle) · orv волъ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh vȏl (an adult castrated male of cattle) · hu ökör (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · cy ych (an adult castrated male of cattle) · te ఎద్దు (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ja 去勢雄牛 (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · alt бука (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sh во̑ (an adult castrated male of cattle) · xsr གླང (an adult castrated male of cattle) · fr bœuf (an adult castrated male of cattle) · scn jencu (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · kgp monh (an adult castrated male of cattle) · av оц (an adult castrated male of cattle) · sip གླང (an adult castrated male of cattle) · zdj mfulwa mɓe (an adult castrated male of cattle) · khb ᦷᦣ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sv oxe (an adult castrated male of cattle) · enm oxe (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ota اوكوز (an adult castrated male of cattle) · gl boi (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · nl os (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ota اۊكۏز (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · la bōs (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · rm bov (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · hy եզ (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · ota صیغير (an adult castrated male of cattle) · uk віл (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) · sl vol (an adult castrated male of cattle)