English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /kA:f/

Etymology 1

Old West Saxon cealf

Noun

calf (plural: calves)

1. A young cow.
2. A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals)

Related words

• cow
• veal

Translations

• Afrikaans: kalf n kalwers pl(1)
• Breton: leue m -où pl (1)
• Chinese: 小牛 , 犊
• Danish: kalv (cow or leg sense?)
• Dutch: kalf n (1)
• Estonian: vasikas (1)
• Finnish: vasikka (1), poikanen (2)
• French: veau m (1)
• Frisian: keal n (1)
• German: Kalb n (1)
• Hebrew: עגל m
• Italian: vitello
• Japanese: 子牛
• Lithuanian: veršiukas m (1)
• Portuguese:bezerro (the male calf) or bezerra (the female). Also: terneiro (the male) or terneira (the female).
• Spanish: ternera f (1)
• Swedish: kalv c (1,2)
• Turkish: dana (1)

Etymology 2

Old Norse kálfi, possibly from Irish calpa

Noun

calf

1. (Anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.

Translations

• Afrikaans: kuit n kuite pl
• Breton: kof-gar m kofoù-gar / kofoù-divhar pl
• Chinese: 腓
• Danish: kalv (cow or leg sense?)
• Dutch: kuit m
• Finnish: pohje
• French: mollet m
• German: Waden m
• Italian: polpaccio m
• Japanese: 脹脛 (ふくらはぎ )
• Lithuanian: blauzda f
• Spanish: pantorrilla f