Definition
A bell worn around a cow's neck so farmers can locate the animal in fields or pastures by sound.
Etymology
Compound of 'cow' (Old English 'cu') plus 'bell' (Old English 'belle'). Both words are ancient Germanic terms describing the functional pairing of livestock and sound.
Kelly Says
Cowbells have become a folk music icon, but their original purpose was purely practical—ranchers in Alpine regions developed the distinctive tuned 'clanging' sound to carry across mountains!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Cattle ቤት 🔔
Cattle bet bell
ARالعربية
جرس البَقَر
jar-s al-baqaar
BNবাংলা
গরুর বেল
gor-ur bel
CACatalà
campaneta per a vaques
kam-pe-ne-ta per a va-kes
CSČeština
zvoníček pro krávy
zvo-ni-ček pro kra-vy
DEDeutsch
Kuhglocke
koo-glock-e
ELΕλληνικά
κωδωνάκι για αγελάδες
ko-do-na-ki ya a-ge-la-des
ESEspañol
campana de vaca
kam-pa-na deh va-ka
FISuomi
lehmänkello
leh-män-kel-lo
FRFrançais
cloche à vache
klosh a vahsh
GUGU
મુલાનું ઘંટું
mu-la-nu ghan-tu
HIहिन्दी
गाय का घंटी
gay ka ghan-tee
HUMagyar
tehénharang
teh-en-har-ang
IDBahasa Indonesia
bel untuk sapi
bel untuk sa-pi
ITItaliano
campanella per mucche
kam-pe-na-lla per moo-khe
KKKK
сүт қойнауы
sut koynau
MRMR
भेडीचा घंटा
bhe-di-cha ghan-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
bel lembu
bel lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိတ်ကျော်
seik-chaw
NLNederlands
koe bel
koe bel
NONorsk
ku-klokke
ku-klok-ke
PAPA
ਗਾਙ ਦਾ ਘੰਟਾ
ga-ang da ghan-ta
PLPolski
dzwonek dla krów
dzvon-ek dla kro-v
PTPortuguês
sino de vaca
see-noh deh va-ka
RORomână
clopot pentru vaci
clo-pot pen-tru va-chi
RUРусский
колокольчик для коров
kolo-kol-chik dlya ko-rov
SVSvenska
ko-klocka
ko-klock-a
SWKiswahili
kinara cha ng'ombe
ki-na-ra cha ng'ombe
TAதமிழ்
எருது மணி
er-uthu ma-ni
TEతెలుగు
ఆవు బెల్లం
a-vu bel-lam
THไทย
ระฆังวัว
ra-khang nua
TLTL
balang ng baka
ba-lang ng ba-ka
TRTürkçe
sığır zili
si-gar zi-li
UKУкраїнська
дзвіночок для корів
dzv-in-ochok dlya ko-riv
URاردو
گاو کا گھنٹا
ga-o ka ghan-ta
VITiếng Việt
chuông bò
chuong bo
YOYO
ile-a-gba
i-le-a-gba
ZUZU
isigqi soku
i-si-gqi so-ku