豬陸
Chinese
| hog; pig; swine | phonetic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (豬陸) | 豬 | 陸 | |
| simp. (猪陆) | 猪 | 陆 | |
| alternative forms | 豬六／猪六 豬樚／猪樚 | ||
Etymology
The second syllable, 陸／陆 (luk6), is a Kra-Dai substrate word. Compare Thai คอก (kɔ̂ɔk, “pen; coop”) and Lingao luk⁸ (“pen”) (Li, 1990).
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 豬圈 (“pigsty”) [map]
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