خوک

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

• خوکچه‎ (xukče)

References

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

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوک‎ (xuk).

Noun

خوک • (xūk) m (Hindi spelling ख़ूक)

1. pig

Synonyms

• سؤر‎ (sū'ar)