Hedgepigs

/ˈhɛdʒpɪɡz/ noun

Definition

Plural of hedgepig; multiple young or small pigs, or a humorous plural for hedgehogs.

Etymology

Simple plural formation of 'hedgepig' using standard '-s' ending, maintaining the compound term for the group.

Kelly Says

Finding 'hedgepigs' in old farming records is delightful—it shows farmers had informal, playful names for animals that were smaller or less valuable than standard livestock.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውሃ świń
wu-ha swin
ARالعربية
خنزير برّي
khun-zēr barr-ee
BNবাংলা
জঙ্গলের সুইন
jong-ger-er su-in
CACatalà
senglar
sen-glar
CSČeština
divoký prase
dee-vo-kee pra-se
DADansk
vildsvin
vild-svin
DEDeutsch
Stachelschwein
shta-kəl-shvayn
ELΕλληνικά
κίτρινο
kit-ri-no
ESEspañol
jabalíes
hah-bah-lee-es
FAفارسی
خوک وحشی
khook vah-shee
FISuomi
metsikkö
met-si-kko
FRFrançais
sangliers
saŋlje
GUGU
સાકળ
sa-kal
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
חזירי בר
ha-zi-ri ba-r
HIहिन्दी
खुरदु
khur-du
HUMagyar
vadkan
vad-kan
IDBahasa Indonesia
babi hutan
ba-bi hu-tan
IGIG
nwa
nwa
ITItaliano
cinghiali
ching-ghee-ali
JA日本語
イノシシ
ino-shi-shi
KKKK
тас
tas
KMKM
រាជ
rah-ch
KO한국어
멧돼지
meot-dwae-ji
MRMR
सरीसृप
sa-ree-srup
MSBahasa Melayu
babi hutan
ba-bi hu-tan
MYမြန်မာ
တောင် ဆိတ်
taung seet
NLNederlands
everzwijn
eh-ver-zvain
NONorsk
vilt
vilt
PAPA
ਖੁਰ
khur
PLPolski
dzik
dzik
PTPortuguês
javalis
zha-va-lis
RORomână
mistreț
mis-tre-ts
RUРусский
кабан
ka-ban
SVSvenska
svin
svin
SWKiswahili
mwitu
m-wee-too
TAதமிழ்
காட்டுப்பன்றி
ka-ttu-pan-ri
TEతెలుగు
కాకుమ
ka-ku-mu
THไทย
หมูป่า
muu-pa
TLTL
baboy sa gubat
ba-boy sa gu-bat
TRTürkçe
yaban domuz
ya-ban do-muz
UKУкраїнська
кабан
ka-ban
URاردو
وہل
wah-l
VITiếng Việt
lợn rừng
lon ren
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
野猪
yě zhū
ZUZU
inkabi
in-ka-bee

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