خوک
See also: جوک
Persian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Dari | خوک |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хук |
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xuːk], [xuːɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xuːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χuk]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xūk, xūg |
Dari reading? | xūk |
Iranian reading? | xuk |
Tajik reading? | xuk |
Noun edit
خوک • (xuk) (plural خوکها (xuk-hâ) or خوکان (xukân))
- pig
- مَن گوشْتِ خوک نِمیخورَم. ― man gušt-e xuk nemi-xoram. ― I don't eat pork
Alternative forms edit
- خوگ (xug)
Derived terms edit
- خوکچه (xukče, “piglet”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hūg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 20
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian خُوک (xūk).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xuːk/