Talk:guinea pig

I think calling guinea pigs "small rodents" is wrong. They are small animals, but as far as rodents go, they are larger than most.

I've taken the word "small" out for now. --Erik Stewart 14:10, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Translations from Wikispecies

 * ang=Rætswīn
 * ar=خنزير غينيا
 * an=Cavia porcellus
 * be=Марская свінка
 * be-x-old=Марская сьвінка
 * bg=Морско свинче
 * br=Razh-Indez, Porquinho-da-Índia
 * ca=conill porquí
 * cs=Morče domácí
 * cy=Mochyn cwta
 * da=marsvin
 * de=Hausmeerschweinchen
 * en=guinea pig
 * et=merisiga
 * es=cuy, chanchito de la india, cobayo
 * eo=kobajo, kavio
 * eu=akuri
 * fa=خوکچه هندی
 * fr=cochon d'Inde
 * gl=cobaia
 * gv=muc rangagh
 * gd=Gearra-mhuc
 * ko=기니피그
 * hr=Zamorac
 * io=kobayo
 * id=Tikus belanda
 * is=naggrís
 * it=cavia, porcellino d'India
 * he=קביה
 * pam=dagis sungsung
 * ka=ზღვის გოჭი
 * lv=Jūrascūciņa
 * lt=Jūrų kiaulytė
 * li=Hoescavia
 * hu=Tengerimalac
 * mk=Морско прасе
 * ml=ഗിനി പന്നി
 * ms=tikus belanda
 * my=ပူး
 * nah=tozantōchtli
 * nl=huiscavia
 * ja=モルモット
 * no=marsvin
 * nn=marsvin
 * oc=cavia
 * pl=Świnka morska
 * pt=porquinho-da-índia
 * ro=cobai
 * qu=wasi quwi
 * ru=Морская свинка
 * simple=guinea pig
 * sk=Morča domáce
 * sl=Morski prašiček
 * sr=Морско прасе
 * fi=marsu
 * sv=marsvin
 * tl=konehilyo
 * th=หนูตะเภา
 * vi=Lợn Guinea
 * tr=kobay, hintdomuzu
 * uk=Кавія свійська
 * vls=Spaansche ratte
 * zh=豚鼠

Sense of company director, etc.
Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) has a slightly different take on this:


 * Guinea pigs, habitual directors of public companies; special jurymen; and engineer officers doing civil duty at the War Office, and paid a guinea per diem.

Equinox ◑ 06:25, 4 March 2022 (UTC)