Cowgate

/ˈkaʊɡeɪt/ noun

Definition

A gate or opening designed to allow cattle to pass through while keeping other animals or people out.

Etymology

Compound word from 'cow' plus 'gate' (from Old English 'geat' meaning opening or passage). Cow + gate describes a functional element of pastoral farming, likely Medieval in origin.

Kelly Says

Medieval and early modern farms had specialized gates for different animals, and their names survive in place names like 'Cowgate' in Edinburgh—literal vocabulary becoming place history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በ Cattle መንገድ
be cattle men-ged
ARالعربية
ممر البقر
mammar al-buqur
BNবাংলা
গরুপথ
garu-path
CACatalà
carrer del bou
kar-rer del boo
CSČeština
vtačí ulička
v-ta-chi u-li-cka
DADansk
ko vej
ko vej
DEDeutsch
Kuhgasse
koo-gah-suh
ELΕλληνικά
οδός των αγελάδων
o-dos ton a-ge-la-don
ESEspañol
puerta del ganado
puerta del gan-a-do
FAفارسی
خیابان گاو
khe-yaban gaw
FISuomi
lehmätie
leh-mä-tie
FRFrançais
rue des vaches
roo duh vahsh
GUGU
મवेशી માર્ગ
ma-ve-shee mar-g
HAHA
hanya gida
hun-ya gi-da
HEעברית
רחוב הבקר
rechov hab-kar
HIहिन्दी
गाय का दरवाजा
gay ka dar-wa-ja
HUMagyar
tehénút
teh-en-oot
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan sapi
jalan sa-pi
IGIG
ikpe ezi
ik-pe e-zi
ITItaliano
via del bestiame
vee del bes-tee-ah-meh
JA日本語
牛の門
ushi no mon
KKKK
сүткіш жолы
sut-kish jo-ly
KMKM
ផ្លូវគោ
ph-louv-gow
KO한국어
소의 골목
so-ui gol-mok
MRMR
भाकरीचा रस्ता
bha-ka-ri-cha ras-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan lembu
jalan lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
နွားလမ်း
nwar la-ng
NLNederlands
koepoort
koe-poort
NONorsk
kuveien
ku-veien
PAPA
ਗਾਙ ਦਾ रास्ता
ga-ang da ra-sta
PLPolski
uliczka krowia
uli-chka kro-via
PTPortuguês
rua do gado
roo-duh gah-doo
RORomână
aleea vacilor
a-lee-a va-chi-lor
RUРусский
коровья улица
korovya ulitsa
SVSvenska
koträng
koh-tring
SWKiswahili
barabara ya ng'ombe
ba-ra-ba-ra ya ng'om-be
TAதமிழ்
எருமை வழி
eru-mai va-li
TEతెలుగు
ఆవుల మార్గం
a-vu-la mar-gam
THไทย
ถนนวัว
thon-nun-wua
TLTL
daan ng baka
daan ng ba-ka
TRTürkçe
sığır yolu
sigir yo-lu
UKУкраїнська
вулиця корів
vuli-tsia koriv
URاردو
بیوالی
bee-o-wali
VITiếng Việt
con đường bò
con duong bo
YOYO
ilẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ̀
i-le e-ro
ZH中文
牛道
niú dào
ZUZU
umgwabe wezimpofu
um-gwa-be we-zim-po-fu

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