koe

Koe is a term with multiple meanings across languages and contexts. In Dutch and Afrikaans, koe denotes a cow, specifically an adult female bovine. In Dutch the plural is koeien; in Afrikaans the plural is koeie. The word is common in farming, animal husbandry, and related everyday speech in both languages.

In Japanese, koe is the romanization of the word 声, meaning voice or sound. It is written in kana as こえ and appears in many expressions, songs, and everyday phrases about hearing or speaking.

As a proper noun, Koe also appears as a surname in various cultures and can be found in place names or as part of geographic designations in some regions. Individuals with the surname Koe may be encountered in different professional fields, reflecting the name’s diasporic distribution.

Overall, koe has distinct meanings depending on language: a word for cattle in Dutch and Afrikaans, a term for voice in Japanese, and a recognized surname or place-name element in various contexts.