dairy cow
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- 1 dairy cow、dairy cattle
This is the standard term for cattle raised for milk production, especially in farming and dairy-industry contexts.
dairy cow、dairy cattle
It refers to a cow or cattle raised primarily to produce milk rather than meat.
Learning notes
Explanation
โคนม is formed from โค (“cattle”) and นม (“milk”). It usually identifies cattle by their purpose—milk production—rather than merely describing a cow that happens to be producing milk at the moment. โค is more common than วัว in livestock, administrative, and classification contexts, so โคนม has a somewhat industry-oriented tone. It is nevertheless an ordinary, widely understood term when discussing dairy farming. The usual classifier for individual animals is ตัว, as in โคนมห้าตัว (“five dairy cows”).
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing dairy farms, milk production, livestock management, agricultural policy, and the work of dairy farmers. Frequent combinations include เลี้ยงโคนม (“raise dairy cattle”) and ฟาร์มโคนม (“dairy farm”).
Caution
โคนม refers to the animal, not to cow’s milk as a drink or product. Cow’s milk is generally นมวัว, while น้ำนมโค is a more technical term for milk obtained from cattle. Beef cattle are called โคเนื้อ.