শুয়োর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• শুয়র (śuẏor), শূয়র (śuẏor), শূয়োর (śuẏōr), শুওর (śuōr), শূওর (śuōr)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali শুয়র (śuar), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀲𑀽𑀅𑀭 (*sūara), from Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHkarás, from Proto-Indo-European *suH-kéh₂ (“pig, swine”). Cognate with Rohingya cúwor and Hindi सूअर (sūar). Doublet of শুকর (śukor), an ardhatatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃu̯oɾ/, [ˈʃu̯oɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃu̯oɹ/, [ˈʃu̯oɹ]

Noun

শুয়োর • (śuẏōr)

1. pig, boar, swine
2. (derogatory) a stubborn person

Derived terms

• (derogatory) শুয়োরের বাচ্চা (śuẏōrer bacca)