swyn

Afrikaans

/svəi̯n/

noun
Definitions
  • A swine, boar, hog.
  • A pig; a revolting person, in particular a man.

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish zwijn (swine) inherited from Middle Dutch swijn inherited from Old Dutch *swīn inherited from Proto-Germanic *swīną derived from Proto-Indo-European *suH- (swine, pig, hog).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*suH-

Gloss

swine, pig, hog

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

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Kanji

豚

Emoji
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