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Title: Cow
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 24^th Jun, 2009 at 3:48am

A cow on the outer skirts of Vientiane.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by William Kelley on 19^th Mar, 2011 at 11:35pm

55555. That's random. No disrespect.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by Larb Dip on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 3:16am

Is this just a stray cow, or what?

Title: Re: Cow
Post by William Kelley on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 5:57am

By the way, it's not a cow.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by longhang on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 8:14am

wrote on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 5:57am:

By the way, it's not a cow.

I THINK ITS A FAT DEER, only hmongs have cows lolz

Title: Re: Cow
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 20^th Mar, 2011 at 8:17am

It's a cow, 100%.

I'm in Laos so I know.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by William Kelley on 21^st Mar, 2011 at 12:34am

I believe it is a male, so it would either have to be a bull, or if it is "fixed" it would be a steer. That is definitely not a cow. hahaha

I'm not an expert, but my family raised a couple of steers and heifers for meat when I was young, and we went to a local dairy farm for milk.

Bovine yes, cow no.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 21^st Mar, 2011 at 12:51am

I see, anyway, we call them "ngoh" in Lao language meaning "cow", regardless if they are male or female.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by William Kelley on 21^st Mar, 2011 at 1:07am

Yea, we make everything difficult in the English language. My wife told me on a shopping trip to the store, the name for an orange is the same for grapefruit, tangerine, and about 4 more similar citrus fruits. Confusing for me, easier for her. Haha.

I defiantly was not implying that you were knowledgeable about animals in your country. I apologize if my comment came across in that manner.

Title: Re: Cow
Post by Lao Pride Administrator on 21^st Mar, 2011 at 1:19am

Yes, English language is more specific in naming things.

Same with boats, you have all sorts of boats (raft, ship, canoe, yacht, speedboat, vessel, and others), but we just call them boats in Lao language.