續一切經音義 7.89

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牸牛 [Cow (female cattle)]: The upper [character] has the fanqie 疾吏 (jí + lì = zì); Gu Yewang says, “A female domestic beast.” The Fangyan says, “Female cattle are called 牸, males are called 特, and their calves are called 犢.” All derive from 牛 as phonogram-ideograms.

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