“Why do you call a puppy a CUTE?”
Vietnamese is a beautiful, diverse and rich language because of its structure and semantics. Same thing, but there are many different ways of indicating and calling. For example, we often call a calf “calf”, a young buffalo a “calf”, a puppy a “puppy”. This is a familiar name, has been around for a long time.
In which, puppies, also known as “dogs”, are pets that are close to humans. Dogs are also children’s best friends. But have you ever wondered why you call a puppy “dog” and not another word? So what does “dog” mean, where does it come from, please refer to the article immediately to get more useful knowledge. The word “dog” has an extremely interesting origin that you did not know!
In fact, “dog” is not a new word but has been around for a long time. In the Vietnamese dictionary of Khai Tri Tien Duc Association published at the beginning of the twentieth century, there is a lecture: “Cup” – The call of a puppy.
Adorable puppies! (Illustrated image)
According to scholar An Chi, “dog” is an epithet of the word “dog”, which means “dog”. This word is pronounced in Mandarin as “curly”, in Cantonese as “hun”, in Min Bac as kùing, more or less closely related to the word “dog”.
In addition, the word “dog” is not recorded in the Vietnamese – Portuguese – La dictionary, proving that this word was born around the 17th – 19th centuries. This was the period when many Vietnamese words were borrowed from Chinese by direct transcription rather than extraction.
Besides “dog”, we also have the word “crane” to refer to dog. This character originally has the Chinese character 狗, proven by scholar Vuong Luc to have its origin with the word “crau”, which means “tiger cub, puppy”. The kanji of the word “crau” itself is the origin of “bear” in Vietnamese.
In short, in the two Sino-Vietnamese words for “dog”, it can be seen that “dog” is related to “dog”, and “dog” is related to “bear”.
Information for those who don’t know, a puppy or “dog” is a juvenile dog. They usually weigh from 1-7kg, coat color changes as they grow. The term “puppy” in English refers to small dogs. This is also a commonly used way of calling a puppy.
At first, puppies spend most of their time sleeping and the rest feeding. At 1 month old, puppies are gradually weaned and begin to eat solid food. Instinctively, they often lie on top of each other and become difficult to live if separated from physical contact with the litter.
Puppies are born with a fully functioning sense of smell, they cannot open their eyes. During the first 2 weeks, all of the puppy’s senses develop rapidly. During this stage, the nose is the main sensory organ used to find the mother’s position. Puppies will open their eyes about 9-11 days after birth. At first, its retina was underdeveloped and vision was poor.
In addition, their ears remain limited until about 13-17 days after birth to respond positively to sounds. From 2 to 4 weeks old, puppies begin to growl, bite, wag their tails and bark. Puppies grow very quickly in the first 3 months. Especially after opening their eyes and ears, they are no longer completely dependent on their mother.
Puppies are highly social animals and spend most of their time interacting with their mother or littermates. As puppies are socialized with people, especially between the ages of 8 and 12 weeks, they develop skills to adapt to their environment.
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