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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping ofEnglishPisabo withg as a placeholder.

Symbol

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pig

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forPisabo.

See also

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English

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Domesticpigs (Sus domesticus)
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Etymology 1

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    FromMiddle Englishpigge(“pig, pigling”) (originally a term for a young pig, with adult pigs beingswyn(“swine”)), apparently fromOld English*picga (attested only in compounds, such aspicgbrēad(“mast, pig-fodder”)), fromProto-West Germanic*piggō,*puggō(“piglet”). CompareMiddle Dutchpogge,puggen,pigge,pegsken(“pigling”),Middle Low Germanpugge,pûke(“piglet”). Pokorny suggests this root might be somehow related to*bū-,*bew-(“to blow; swell”), which could account for the alternation between "pig" and "big".

    A connection to early modernDutchbigge (contemporarybig(“piglet”)),West Frisianbigge(“pigling”), and similar terms inMiddle Low German is sometimes proposed, "but the phonology is difficult".[1] Some sources say the words are "almost certainly not" related,[2] others consider a relation "probable, but not certain".[3]

    The slang sense of "police officer" is attested since at least 1785.[4]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    pig (countable anduncountable,pluralpigs)

    2. (countable) Any of severalmammalian species of the familySuidae, havingclovenhooves,bristles and asnout adapted fordigging; especially thedomesticatedanimalSus domesticus.
      Synonyms:hog,suid,swine
      Hyponyms:boar,brood sow,herd boar,piggy,piglet,shoat,sow
      The man kept a pen with twopigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.
      1. (specifically) A young swine, apiglet(contrasted with ahog, an adult swine).
        • 2005 April,Live Swine from Canada, Investigation No. 731-TA-1076 (Final), publication 3766, April 2005, U.S. International Trade Commission,→ISBN, pageI-9:
          Weanlings grow into feederpigs, and feederpigs grow into slaughter hogs.[…] Ultimately the end use for virtually allpigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products.
    3. (uncountable) Theediblemeat of such an animal;pork.
      Some religions prohibit their adherents from eatingpig.
      • 2005, Ross Eddy Osborn,Thorns of a Tainted Rose,→ISBN,page196:
        "Miss Chastene, could you fetch me out an extra plate ofpig and biscuit. My partner can't do without your marvelous cooking."
    4. (uncountable) A lightpinkish-redcolour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
      pig: 
      • 2019, Bee Smith,Queen Bee's Party:
        So far on the streets there's been a lot of metallic pink (the kind of pink as in the shade ofpig you get, and this is exactly the shade of the diary I've been writing in)[…]
    5. (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
      Synonyms:seeThesaurus:glutton
      You gluttonouspig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!
      • 2008,Wally Lamb,The Hour I First Believed, Ch.4, at p.86:
        When you figure out the maze and get to the middle, that's when you get your free cocoa. It's on a table in two big thermos jugs, and there's cups and a ladle, and the sign says, "One cup per customer, PLEASE!" because some people arepigs.
    6. (figuratively, derogatory) Alecherous orsexist man.
      She considered him apig, as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.
    7. (figuratively, derogatory) Adirty orslovenly person.
      He was apig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops.
    8. (figuratively, derogatory) Anobese person.
      Synonyms:seeThesaurus:fat person
    10. (derogatory, slang) Apolice officer.[Fromante 1785.]
      Synonyms:seeThesaurus:police officer
      The protester shouted, “Don't give in to thepigs!” as he was arrested.
      • 1971,Gil Scott-Heron, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”:
        There will be no pictures ofpigs shooting down brothers on the instant replay
      • 1989,Dan Simmons,Carrion Comfort,page359:
        “...Sounds too easy,” Marvin was saying. “What about thepigs?”
        He meant police.
      • 1990, Jay Robert Nash,Encyclopedia of World Crime: Volume 1: A-C,page198:
        The bank robberies went on and each raid became more bloody, Meinhof encouraging her followers to “kill thepigs” offering the slightest resistance, referring to policemen.
      • 2008, Frank Kusch,Battleground Chicago: The Police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention,page63:
        Backing 300 of the more aggressive protesters was a supporting cast of several thousand more who stared down the small line of police. Those in front resumed their taunts of “Pig,pig, fascistpig,” and “pigs eat shit,pigs eat shit.” The rest of the crowd, however, backed off and sat down on the grass when reinforcements arrived. Police did not retaliate for the name-calling, and within minutes the line of demonstrators broke apart and the incident was over without violence.113
      • 2011, T. J. English,The Savage City: Race, Murder and a Generation on the Edge,unnumbered page:
        But me, I joined the party to fight thepigs. That′s why I joined. Because my experience with the police was always negative.
      • 2017, “All This”, performed by Mayhem (Uptop):
        Got a mind for the undies
        I'm tryna stay far from thepigs
    11. (informal) Adifficultproblem.
      Hrm... this one's a realpig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!
      Chewing-gum is apig to get out of your hair.
    12. (countable and uncountable) An oblongblock ofcastmetal (now onlyiron orlead).
      The conveyor carried thepigs from the smelter to the freight cars.
      • 1874,Marcus Clarke,For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published2009, page138:
        Standing near the side, he had observed Rex and Fair bring up a greatpig of iron, erst used as part of the ballast of the brig, and poise it on the rail.
    13. Themold in which a block of metal is cast.
      Thepig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.
    14. A lead container used for radioactive waste.
      • 2015, Tom Clynes,The Boy Who Played with Fusion, page36:
        Taylor also bought apig—a radiation-shielding container made of thick lead—to stash the most radioactive materials in.
      • 2015, Adrianne Dill Linton,Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, page394:
        Forceps and a lead container (called apig) that are routinely placed in the room are used to retrieve and contain the source.
    15. (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gaspipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
      Unfortunately, thepig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem.
    16. (US, military, slang) The general-purpose M60machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
      Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying thepig around the jungle and see how you feel.
    17. (uncountable) A simpledicegame in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
    18. (UK, slang, obsolete) Asixpence.
      Synonym:sow's baby
    19. (US, slang) ACadillac car.
    20. (US, slang) AHarley-Davidson motorcycle.
    21. (slang) Thevictim of apig butcheringscam.
    Derived terms
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    terms derived from the noun "pig"
    Descendants
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    • Hawaiian Creole:pig
    • Torres Strait Creole:pig
    • Tok Pisin:pik
    • → Abenaki:piks(from "pigs")
    • → Malecite-Passamaquoddy:piks(from "pigs")
    Translations
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    mammal of family Suidae
    piglet—seepiglet
    pork—seepork
    someone who overeats or eats rapidly
    nasty or disgusting person
    dirty or slovenly person
    derogatory slang for police officer
    difficult problem
    cast metal block
    mold for a cast metal block
    device to clean or inspect a pipe from inside
    local pig similar to wild boar
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    Verb

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    pig (third-person singular simple presentpigs,present participlepigging,simple past and past participlepigged)

    1. (of swine) Togive birth.
      The black sowpigged at seven this morning.
    2. (intransitive) To greedilyconsume (especially food).
      They werepigging on the free food at the bar.
      • 2009, Thomas Pynchon,Inherent Vice, Vintage, published2010, page349:
        "Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat therepigging on the joint as usual.
    3. (intransitive) Tohuddle orlietogether like pigs, in onebed.
    4. (intransitive) To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
    5. (transitive, engineering) To clean (apipeline) using a pig(the device).
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    Etymology 2

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    Possibly a transferred use ofpig, because the vessel was thought to resemble the animal.

    Noun

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    pig (pluralpigs)

    2. (Scotland) Anearthenware pot or jar
      Synonym:pigg
      1. (specifically) An earthenware vessel used as ahot-water bottle
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    1. ^A new English dictionary on historical principles
    2. ^“pig”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
    3. ^M. Philippa: "Big". In: Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, 2003-09.
    4. ^2003, Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams,An Introduction to Language,page 474 — Similarly, the use of the wordpig for “policeman” goes back at least as far as 1785, when a writer of the time called a Bow Street police officer a “China Streetpig.”

    Anagrams

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    Cornish

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    Etymology

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    FromEnglishpick. CompareWelshpic.

    Noun

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    pig m (pluralpigow)

    1. pick,pickaxe
      Synonyms:pigell,tommbol

    Derived terms

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    • piga(“goad, incite, sting, prick”,verb)
    • pigell(“pickaxe”)

    Verb

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    pig

    1. third-personsingularpresentindicative/futureindicative ofpiga
    2. second-personsingularimperative ofpiga

    Mutation

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    Mutation ofpig
    radicalsoftaspiratehardmixed
    pigbigfigunchangedunchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Danish

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    Etymology

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    FromOld Norsepík, fromProto-Germanic*pīkaz, *pikkaz, cognate withEnglishpike.Doublet ofpik.

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    pig c (singular definitepiggen,plural indefinitepigge)

    1. spike
    2. barb
    3. spine,quill(a needle-like structure)
    4. prickle(a small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn)

    Declension

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    Declension ofpig
    common
    gender    		singularplural
    indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
    nominativepigpiggenpiggepiggene
    genitivepigspiggenspiggespiggenes

    Further reading

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    Hawaiian Creole

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    Etymology

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    Derived fromEnglishpig.

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    pig

    1. (countable)pig(any of severalmammalian species of the familySuidae, havingclovenhooves,bristles and asnout adapted fordigging; especially thedomesticatedanimalSus domesticus)
      • 2000, “Matthew 8”, in Joseph Grimes, transl.,Da Jesus Book: Hawaii Pidgin New Testament‎[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators,→ISBN,page110:
        He tell um, “Go.” So dey wen let go da guys, an go take ova dapigs. An you know wat? All dapigs wen run down one steep hill an fall ova da cliff inside da lake, an drown inside da water.
        And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into theswine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.

    Scots

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    Etymology

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      FromMiddle Englishpigge,pygge, fromOld English*picga(“pig; pigling”), see Englishpig.

      Sense of "vessel; jar" is fromMiddle Englishpygg, perhaps an extension of the above.

      Noun

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      pig (pluralpigs)

      1. (countable)pig(any of severalmammalian species of the familySuidae, havingclovenhooves,bristles and asnout adapted fordigging; especially thedomesticatedanimalSus domesticus)
      2. pot,jar,earthenware

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      Torres Strait Creole

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      Etymology

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      FromEnglishpig.

      Noun

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      pig

      1. (countable)pig(any of severalmammalian species of the familySuidae, havingclovenhooves,bristles and asnout adapted fordigging; especially thedomesticatedanimalSus domesticus)
        Synonym:pwaka

      Welsh

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      Gwylan â'iphig ar led.

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      Possibly fromMiddle Englishpyke(“pike, sharp point”). Cognate withBretonbeg.

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      pig f (pluralpigau,diminutivepigyn)

      1. beak,bill
        Synonym:gylfin
        1. (asybig)pip(a respiratory disease in birds such as coryza)
          Synonym:pip
      2. point,spike
        Synonyms:pwynt,sbigyn
      3. spout
        Synonym:pistyll

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      Mutation

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      Mutated forms ofpig
      radicalsoftnasalaspirate
      pigbigmhigphig

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Further reading

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      • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “beak”, inGeiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press,→ISBN
      • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pig”, inGweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
      • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke,et al., editors (1950–present), “pig”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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