خوک

See also: جوک‎

Persian
Dari خوک
Iranian Persian
Tajik хук (xuk)

Alternative forms
  • خوگ‎ (xug)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (HZWLYA) / [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwk' /hūg/), from Proto-Iranian *huHkáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suH-, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂kéh₂, from *suH-. Cognate with English hog.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xuːk/

Noun

خوک • (xuk) (plural خوک‌ها‎ (xuk-hâ) or خوکان‎ (xukân))

  1. pig

Derived terms

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hūg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 20

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوک‎ (xuk).

Noun

خوک • (xūk) m (Hindi spelling ख़ूक)

  1. pig

Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.