farrow

English

/ˈfæɹoʊ/, /ˈfæɹəʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • A litter of piglets.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *farwe inherited from Old English fearh (hog, young pig, pig) inherited from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (piglet, pig) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (young swine, young pig, pig).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pórḱos

Gloss

young swine, young pig, pig

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

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Classifier

Kanji

豚

Emoji
🐗 🐷 🐽

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