calf
要点子牛
意味
- 子牛
- (象・鯨・アザラシ・鹿などの)幼獣
- =calfskin
- ふくらはぎ
例文
Trying to defend it, I injured my right knee and calf.
それをかばおうとして、右ひざと、ふくらはぎをやられた。
My calf has been hurting since yesterday.
昨日から脛が痛い。
A young giraffe is called a calf.
幼いキリンは、カーフと呼ばれています。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, further etymology unknown. Cognates * Scots caff (“calf”) * Scots calf (“calf”) * Scots cauf (“calf”) * Scots cawf (“calf”) * North Frisian Kualev (“calf”) * North Frisian kualew (“calf”) * North Frisian kuulew (“calf”) * Saterland Frisian Koolich (“calf”) * West Frisian keal (“calf”) * German Kalb (“calf”) * Luxembourgish Kallef (“calf”) * Limburgish kalf (“calf”) * Dutch kalf (“calf”) * Vilamovian kołb (“calf”) * Vilamovian kołp (“calf”) * Faroese kálvur (“calf”) * Icelandic kálfur (“calf”) * Danish kalv (“calf”) * Norwegian Bokmål kalv (“calf”) * N…