Queene

Meaning

heifer (young cow that has not calved)

Concepts

heifer

Synonyms

Färse

Kalbin

Kalbe

Translations

vaars

giovenca

génisse

bezerra

novilha

becerra

αγελαδίτσα

düve

δαμαλίς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkveːnə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German: Quene

Cognate with Dutch: kween

In summary

From Low German Quene, from Middle Low German quēne (“old woman, hag”), from Old Saxon quena, from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā (“woman”).
The sense probably developed from “barren cow” (cf. Dutch kween, also attested in Low German dialects) via “calfless cow” to “young cow”. Doublet of Kone, which was inherited.