water buffalo
water buffalo meaning
A water buffalo, an animal central to agriculture across South and Southeast Asia, where it is used for ploughing rice paddies and for milk — mozzarella is traditionally made from buffalo milk.
Meaning
A water buffalo, an animal central to agriculture across South and Southeast Asia, where it is used for ploughing rice paddies and for milk — mozzarella is traditionally made from buffalo milk. It is far more significant in Asia than most Western users realise, and the emoji is used with real everyday frequency in India, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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How to use it
- Buffalo in the paddy field at dawn 🐃
- Proper mozzarella is made from buffalo milk 🐃
- Still the backbone of farming here 🐃
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | waterbuffel |
| አማርኛ | የውሃ አውራሪስ |
| العربية | جاموس مائي |
| অসমীয়া | পানী ম’হ |
| azərbaycan | su camışı |
| башҡорт | азия буйволы |
| беларуская | вадзяны буйвал |
| български | воден бивол |
| বাংলা | জলহস্তী |
| bosanski | bivo |
| català | búfal aquàtic |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏯᎾᏏ ᎠᎹ |
| čeština | buvol domácí |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | буйвол |
| Cymraeg | byfflo dwr |
| Deutsch | Wasserbüffel |
| dolnoserbšćina | wódny buwoł |
| Ελληνικά | νεροβούβαλος |
| English | water buffalo |
| español | búfalo de agua |
| eesti | vesipühvel |
| euskara | ur-bufaloa |
| فارسی | بوفالوی آبی |
| suomi | vesipuhveli |
| Filipino | kalabaw |
| føroyskt | búffil |
| français | buffle |
| Gaeilge | buabhall uisce |
| Gàidhlig | buabhall-uisge |
| galego | búfalo acuático |
| ગુજરાતી | ભેંસ |
| Hausa | ɓaunan ruwa |
| עברית | תאו המים |
| हिन्दी | भैंस |
| hrvatski | vodeni bivol |
| hornjoserbšćina | wódny buwoł |
| magyar | vízibölény |
| հայերեն | ջրագոմեշ |
| Indonesia | kerbau |
| íslenska | vatnabuffaló |
| italiano | bufalo d’acqua |
| 日本語 | 水牛 |
| Jawa | kebo |
| ქართული | კამეჩი |
| қазақ тілі | енеке |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەنەكە |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្របីទឹក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನೀರೆಮ್ಮೆ |
| 한국어 | 물소 |
| कोंकणी | उदकातली म्हस |
| кыргызча | азия буйволу |
| ລາວ | ຄວາຍ |
| lietuvių | azijinis buivolas |
| latviešu | bifelis |
| македонски | бивол |
| മലയാളം | പോത്ത് |
| монгол | бух |
| मराठी | पाणम्हैस |
| Melayu | kerbau |
| မြန်မာ | ကျွဲ |
| नेपाली | अर्ना |
| Nederlands | waterbuffel |
| norsk | vannbøffel |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଜଳ ମଇଁଷି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੱਝ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wọ́ta Búfálo |
| polski | wół domowy |
| پښتو | د اوبو مېښه |
| português | búfalo-asiático |
| rumantsch | biffel da l’aua |
| română | bivol |
| русский | буйвол |
| سنڌي | پاڻي واري مينهن |
| တႆး | ၵႂၢႆး |
| සිංහල | දිය මීහරකා |
| slovenčina | byvol |
| slovenščina | vodni bivol |
| Soomaali | lo’ gisida biyaha |
| shqip | buall indian |
| српски | водени биво |
| srpski | vodeni bivo |
| svenska | vattenbuffel |
| Kiswahili | nyati |
| தமிழ் | நீர் எருமை |
| తెలుగు | నీటి గేదె |
| ไทย | ควาย |
| ትግርኛ | ጎባይ ማይ |
| türkmen dili | gäwmiş ýüz |
| lea fakatonga | pafalō |
| Türkçe | manda |
| українська | буйвіл |
| اردو | پانی کی بھینس |
| o‘zbek | buyvol |
| Tiếng Việt | trâu nước |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹfọn Omi |
| 粵語 | 水牛 |
| 粤语 | 水牛 |
| 中文 | 水牛 |
| 繁體中文 | 水牛 |
| isiZulu | inkomo yehlathi yamanzi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F403
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :water_buffalo:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the water buffalo emoji (🐃) mean?
- A water buffalo, an animal central to agriculture across South and Southeast Asia, where it is used for ploughing rice paddies and for milk — mozzarella is traditionally made from buffalo milk.
- How do you type the water buffalo emoji?
- Copy the water buffalo emoji 🐃 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the water buffalo emoji in?
- The water buffalo emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.