zhomo, n.

zhomo
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zhomonoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zhomo mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zhomo. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### Where does the noun zhomo come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the noun zhomo is in the 1840s.

### Nearby entries

1. Zeus-like, adj. & adv. 1850–
2. Zeuxian, adj. 1635–
3. Zeuxis, n. 1577–
4. Zeuxis-like, adj. 1665–
5. zeuxite, n. 1836–
6. zeze, n. 1860–
7. Zhdanovism, n. 1958–
8. Zhdanovist, adj. 1966–
9. Zhdanovite, adj. 1957–
10. zho, n. 1841–
11. zhomo, n.1841–
12. zhuyin zimu, n. 1938–
13. zhuzh, n. 1968–
14. zhuzh, v. 1970–
15. zhuzhy, adj. 1968–
16. ziamet, n. 1807–
17. ziarat, n. 1776–
18. zibeline, n. 1585–
19. zibet, n. 1594–
20. zibet-muff, n. 1685
21. zibib, n. 1836–

## Etymology

With feminine suffix ‑mo.

## Meaning & use

1. 1841–
   A female zho.
   1. 1841

      > Zhomo

      [see zho n.].
   animals
   1. zho 1841–
      A hybrid bovine animal, bred from a yak bull and a common cow, used for domestic purposes in Northern India. Also called zobo, zobu.
   2. zhomo 1841–
      A female zho.
   3. dso 1882–
      See quot.
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## Forms

### Variant forms

Also jomo.

Originally published as part of the entry for zho, n.

zho, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.