polcu

Gallurese

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin porcus (“piglet; pig”), from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young pig”), derived from the root *perḱ- (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Aggius, Erula) /ˈpɔlku/, [ˈpɔʟ̝̊ku], [ˈpɔʟ̝̊ʲku]^[1]

Noun

polcu m (plural polchi)

(dialectal) pig
Synonym: (standard) pòlciu

References

^ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Sassarese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sedini) /ˈpɔlku/, [ˈpɔʟ̝̊ku]^[1]
IPA^(key): (Castelsardo) /ˈpolku/, [ˈpoʟ̝̊ku]^[1]

Noun

polcu m (plural polchi)

(dialectal) Alternative form of porchu (“pig”)
Synonym: (Turritan) porchu

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

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