豚小屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豚	小	屋
ぶた Grade: S	こ > ご Grade: 1	や Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 豚 (buta, “pig”) +‎ 小屋 (koya, “pen”). The koya changes to goya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶたごや [bùtágóyá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝta̠ɡo̞ja̠]

Noun

豚(ぶた)小(ご)屋(や) • (butagoya) 

1. pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
2. pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

Synonyms

• (enclosure where pigs are kept): 豚(とん)舎(しゃ) (tonsha)