βοῦς

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬), from. Cognates include 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) cow, ox, cattle
 * 2) shield

Usage notes

 * The sense 'shield' is explained in a scholium to Iliad 7.238 as follows:

Synonyms
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