خوک
See also: جوک
Persian
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
| Dari | خوک |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хук |
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xuːk], [xuːɡ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xuːk]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xuːk]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xuk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xuːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χuk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xūk, xūg |
| Dari reading? | xūk |
| Iranian reading? | xuk |
| Tajik reading? | xuk |
Noun
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
- خوگ (xug)
Derived terms
- خوکچه (xukče, “piglet”)
Descendants
- → Central Kurdish: خووگ (xûg)
- → Gujarati: ખૂક (khūk), ખૂગ (khūg)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: ख़ूक (xūk)
- Urdu: خُوک (xūk)
- → Northern Kurdish: xûg, hûg, xûk
- → Pashto: خوګ (xug)
- → Sarikoli: hɛwg
- → Sanglechi: [script needed] (xūg, “boar”)
- → Wakhi: (/xüg/)
- Arabic script: خؤگ
- Cyrillic script: хуг (xug)
- → Yagnobi: хуг (xug)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “hūg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 20
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خُوک (xūk).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xuːk/
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